Master Degree / Yüksek Lisans Tezleri
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Master Thesis Everyday Spatial Tactics of Women Living in Deprived Neighborhoods: a Case With Refugee and Non-Refugee Women in İzmir(01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2022) Aygün, Gamzenur; Şenol, FatmaThis study aims to examine the differing and intersecting daily life experiences of Syrian refugee women and non-refugee women living in deprived neighborhoods as well as their spatial tactics in urban public spaces that develop through these experiences. In deprived neighborhoods, low-income groups live, and ethnic diversity is high. The residents' daily routines become common due to spatial proximity and interaction. In addition to these commonalities, the research questions how the urban daily life tactics of women living in deprived neighborhoods differ through their refugee identities. The case study of the research, developed with an ethnographic approach, is based on the Sakarya and Yeni neighborhoods in İzmir. In these neighborhoods, refugee population density is relatively high. Research data were gathered through 30 in-depth interviews with refugee and non-refugee women living in the study site, local expert interviews as mukhtars and associations, and field observations. This study reveals the social and physical deprivation characteristics of the neighborhood and explains women’s perceptions of the neighborhood through their daily experiences. Deprivation experiences and perceptions of women in the neighborhood affect their use of urban public spaces. This study discusses the spatial tactics of refugee and non-refugee women in urban public spaces as part of their daily routines.Master Thesis Adolescents' Uses of Urban Public Spaces: a Case in Menderes (izmir)(01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2021) Şahin, Fatma Nur; Şenol, FatmaThe study examines how adolescents use urban public spaces and what kind of urban spaces they want. It details the social and physical environmental characteristics affecting the uses of public spaces and user perceptions of 15-18 years old students in the central settlement of Menderes District of the Izmir Province. This is a critical subject needed for an investigation. Public spaces are one of the common areas for the socialization and personal development of adolescents. Various studies have determined that adolescents' use of public spaces (e.g., streets, squares, parks) has differences from the general public use. Adolescents use public spaces to improve their relations with their surroundings, socialize with their peers and participate in various activities. They participate in friend-group activities, such as talking, chatting, resting, having fun, spending time with friends, playing games, meeting, hanging out, and so on. Although there is an increasing number of studies abroad, there is an important literature gap about characteristics affecting adolescents' use of public spaces in Turkey. In addition to many social characteristics (such as meeting with peers, feel free), adolescents' perceptions of the physical characteristics of the built environment (such as being an accessible, natural, and clean environment) are some of the essential characteristics that shape their use of public space. For this reason, the needs of adolescents must meet to achieve the necessary gains to complete their social development healthily and become well-developed adults in the future. However, studies on spatial possibilities are lacking that allow the realization of activities that meet these needs. This study aims to determine the social and physical characteristics affecting adolescents' use and perceptions of public spaces. This thesis developed as research about 15-18 years old high school students about their preferences and usage experiences in urban public spaces in the city center of Menderes District of İzmir. The differences in the uses and preferences of adolescents in using public spaces should reflect in the physical designs and plans of residential areas. Finally, it develops recommendations and strategies for the physical design of the public open spaces for adolescents.Master Thesis Analysis of Four Urban Squares in Izmir According To the Leading Urban Design Literature(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2018) Ceyhan Abacı, Fatma; Çil, Ela; Velibeyoğlu, KorayThe squares are the significant elements of the urban public spaces that provide the users different experience in the city, activate their city life and they are human oriented places for cities and societies. The squares are strong accumulation places where each day a different experience comes true so they transfer society‟s culture, social habits, way of life, memories from past to the future. Since urban squares have those significant roles for cities, researching the spatial, functional and social qualities of the squares are very important to understand and identify them. The aim of this study is to reveal the characteristics of urban squares according to leading literature studies. The study focuses on what are the criteria we need to analyze in order to determining the qualities of the squares. Accordingly, the main common ideas on urban squares in the literature have been categorized to evaluate the squares. The leading qualities of the squares comprise of the ten normative criteria based on sixteen important authors of related studies which are the main textbooks of the thesis. The content of the criteria consists mainly of the characteristics that the square must have physically, socially and functionally. In this study, Ali Paşa Square, Hatuniye Square, Cumhuriyet Square, and Gündoğdu Square are chosen in İzmir as case study area. The study cases are observed and analyzed according to ten evaluation criteria. The analyses results extract the characteristics of each square. All findings, results and normative criteria are together discussed as results. The results of this study may guide to reconsideration of urban squares within modern usages and designing more useful squares for further studies.