Urban interventions and public pedagogies for raising public awareness on sustainability

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Urban interventions and public pedagogies for raising public awareness on sustainability [Megaron]

Megaron. 2022; 17(4): 575-588 | DOI: 10.14744/megaron.2022.82346

Urban interventions and public pedagogies for raising public awareness on sustainability

Beste Sab�r Onat
Department of City and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture, �stanbul, Türkiye

Learning experience infiltrates the lives of individuals by taking shape in parallel with many other developments such as technology, today�s conditions, media systems, and educational methods of the time. In parallel with this, learning cannot be thought of without time and place; it is essential to associate it with the context of the current time and lived moment. Alternative and informal learning modes � such as learning by doing, experience-based learning, playful learning, and Place-Based learning � have strong ties with the spatial organisation. The relationship between space and learning experience has turned into a situation that needs to unfold and be re-discussed. Especially learning in urban open spaces and the relationship of public pedagogies with public spaces need to be highlighted and unfolded. Learning about sustainability is essential to cultivate sustainable habits in citizens� daily practices. Scarcity, destruction of natural areas, urbanisation problems, epidemics are not separate concepts. This study, in which informal learning about sustainability is discussed, also questions the informal teaching potentials of urban open spaces. The article also scans the potential of public spaces and informal learning experiences about sustainability. The study, which aims to emphasise the importance of programming public spaces to raise awareness about sustainability and small-scale interventions to be made in these areas, focuses primarily on a literature review on learning experiences about nature-human relationships. It then opens a discussion on small-scale interventions in public spaces and their potential to raise awareness of sustainability. Samples are selected in parallel with the characteristics clarified in parallel with the literature review and the selected public space interventions are examined. The common characteristics and keywords of these interventions, which focus on learning about sustainability in public spaces, are extracted. The study focuses on public pedagogies and raising awareness of sustainability in public spaces while aiming to create a common ground for future interventions. Secondly, it underlines the socio-ecological transformation potential of public spaces.

Keywords: Democracy and urban design, informal learning in public sphere; learning about sustainability; urban interventions; urban pedagogies

S�rd�r�lebilirli�e Dair Fark�ndal��n Art�r�lmas�nda Kamusal Pedagojiler ve M�dahaleler

Beste Sab�r Onat
�stanbul Teknik �niversitesi, Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, �ehir ve B�lge Planlama B�l�m�, �stanbul

��renme deneyimi; teknoloji, g�n�n ko�ullar�, medya sistemleri, d�nemin e�itim y�ntemleri gibi bir�ok geli�ime paralel olarak �ekillenir ve bireylerin ya�amlar�na s�zar. Zaman ve mek�n olmadan ��renme s�reci d��n�lemez; onu �imdiki zaman ve an�n ba�lam�yla ili�kilendirmek esast�r. Bir di�er yandan mek�n, adeta bir ��nc� ��retmen ya da �� boyutlu bir kitap gibi alternatif ��renme deneyimleri i�in �nemli bir potansiyel te�kil eder.
Yaparak ��renme, deneyime dayal� ��renme, oyunla ��renme, yer temelli ��renme gibi alternatif ve enformel ��renme bi�imleri b�t�nl��nde, mek�n ve ��renme deneyimi aras�ndaki ili�ki, farkl� disiplinlerle ili�kili �ekilde ele al�n�p yeniden tart��lmas� gereken bir konudur. �zellikle kentsel a��k alanlarda enformel ��renme ve kentsel pedagojilerin kamusal alanlarla ili�kisinin alt�n�n �izilmesi ve tart��lmas� gerekmektedir. Bu paralelde s�rd�r�lebilirli�e dair ��renme, vatanda�lar�n g�nl�k uygulamalar�nda s�rd�r�lebilir al��kanl�klar geli�tirmek i�in �nem te�kil eder. Bu ba�lamda kamusal alanlarda enformel ��renme ve s�rd�r�lebilirli�e dair ��renme aras�nda anlaml� ve g��l� ba�lar bulunmaktad�r.
K�tl�k, do�al alanlar�n tahribi, kentle�me sorunlar�, salg�n hastal�klar birbirinden ayr� kavramlar ve olgular de�ildir. S�rd�r�lebilir ya�am al��kanl�klar�n� geli�tirmek ve s�rd�r�lebilir bir bilinci hayata ge�irmek i�in s�rd�r�lebilirli�e dair fark�ndal�k olu�turman�n tart��ld�� al��ma, bu anlamda kamusal alanlar�n potansiyellerini sorgulamaktad�r.
S�rd�r�lebilirli�e dair fark�ndal�k olu�turma ama�l� kamusal alanlar�n programlanmas� ve bu alanlarda yap�lacak tasar�m ve k��k �l�ekli m�dahalelerin �neminin alt�n� �izmeyi hedefleyen �al��ma, �ncelikle ��renme deneyimi ve do�a-insan ili�kisi konular�nda literat�r taramas�na odaklan�r. Ard�ndan kamusal alanlarda yap�lacak k��k �l�ekli m�dahaleler ve s�rd�r�lebilirli�e dair fark�ndal�k yaratma potansiyelleri �zerine bir tart��ma a�ar. Literat�r taramas� paralelinde netle�tirilen �zellikler paralelinde �rnekler se�ilir ve se�ilen bu kamusal alan m�dahaleleri incelenir.
Kamusal alanlarda s�rd�r�lebilirli�e dair ��renmeye odaklanan bu m�dahalelerin ortak �zellikleri ve anahtar kelimeler ��kar�l�r. �al��ma; kamusal pedagojiler ve s�rd�r�lebilirli�e dair kamusal alanlarda fark�ndal�k yaratmak konular�na odaklan�rken, gelecekte yap�lacak m�dahaleler i�in bir ortak zemin yaratmay� ama�l�yor. �kinci olarak ise; kamusal alanlar�n ta��d�� bu sosyo-ekolojik d�n��m potansiyelinin alt�n� �izip tart��maya a�mak ama�lan�yor.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kentsel pedagojiler, kamusal alanda enformel ��renme, s�rd�r�lebilirli�e dair ��renme, demokrasi ve kentsel tasar�m, kentsel m�dahaleler.

Beste Sab�r Onat. Urban interventions and public pedagogies for raising public awareness on sustainability. Megaron. 2022; 17(4): 575-588

Corresponding Author: Beste Sab�r Onat, T�rkiye

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