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Article Kültürlerarası karşılaşmaların gönüllüler üzerindeki etkileri: kapsayıcı bir toplum için sosyal sorumluluk(Sosyoloji Derneği, 2022) Can Traunmüller, Işın; Uştuk, Ozan; 02.03. Department of City and Regional Planning; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 02. Faculty of ArchitectureThis study focuses on the experiences of university students who participate in the volunteering activities of the Civic Engagement Projects Coordinatorship of the İzmir Institute of Technology. Civic engagement projects aim to contribute in developing of the democratic and participatory identity of university students through their volunteering experiences and to actively engage them in transformations for an inclusive society. In this context, the Civic Engagement Projects Coordinatorship supports volunteers to develop intercultural dialogue with diverse social groups through field projects. However, these dialogues may be challenging experiences that trigger a sense of anxiety and require volunteers to utilize adaptive competencies. In order to understand the impacts of intercultural dialogue on such volunteers, in-depth interviews were conducted with 43 university students who volunteered from 2016 to 2020. This study aims to understand the difficulties experienced by the volunteers in the field and discover their coping mechanisms. Based on the data obtained, the study identifies the methods that facilitated the students’ field experiences; additionally, essential insights are obtained regarding the improvements that the Civic Engagement Projects Coordinatorship needs to undertake in process management.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 6Valuing Groundwater Heritage: the Historic Wells of Kadıovacık(Springer, 2021) Yüceer, Hülya; Baba, Alper; Baba, Alper; Uştuk, Ozan; Gerçek, Deniz; Özcan Gönülal, Yasemin; Uzelli, Taygun; Uzelli, Taygun; Güler, Selen; Uştuk, Ozan; Yüceer, Hülya; Gerçek, Deniz; 02.01. Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 02.03. Department of City and Regional Planning; 03.03. Department of Civil Engineering; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 02. Faculty of ArchitectureThe consideration of the subject of water resources, seen as a part of cultural heritage, generally includes water-related architectural structures such as bridges, aqueducts, and cisterns. Groundwater resources and related structures, however, receive little attention as heritage assets, and they are mostly forgotten together with the valuable information they hold. In this sense, this study aims to provide an accurate assessment of groundwater heritage and to suggest proposals for conservation through the case of the historic wells of Kadıovacık village in the Urla district of İzmir. Although the region where the village is located is rich in groundwater resources, the residents have suffered from drought for ages due to the specific geological characteristics of the Kadıovacık polje. The limited amount of water resources in Kadıovacık village have karstic characteristics and have shaped the life and topography of the region. To access and harvest this limited groundwater, a group of wells had been constructed on the ridge of the hill. These wells have been idle since 1980s with the supply of city main water. In line with the aim, a comprehensive heritage valuation by an interdisciplinary group of experts is essential to reveal the significance of the relatively humble wells. Accordingly, a multi-method system is used, including historical, social, cultural, architectural, geological, hydrogeological, and environmental aspects. The results show that although the wells are generally considered to be less important as heritage assets in terms of their physical features, an in-depth evaluation demonstrates their high significance for the village community.