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Participatory Approach in Urban Design: Evaluating the Process in the Case of İzmirdeniz
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2021) Arslan, Özlem; Kaya Erol, Nursen
The starting point of this study is the lack or insufficiency of participation in urban design projects, despite the emphasis for the need of an effective participation in literature. Participation is based on the idea that a built environment works better when users are involved in its creation and management. Successful participatory projects allow urban managers and designers to realize the potential of a participatory approach. However, integration of participation into urban design processes involves challenges and opportunities, which do not exist in conventional urban design processes. This thesis aims to describe how can participation be integrated into an urban design process. A qualitative research design and a case study approach is used in the thesis. The case study of the thesis focuses on the process of the "İzmirdeniz" Project, which is presented as a participatory urban design project. The thesis revealed that İzmirdeniz Project, achieved a "symbolic participation" not an "active participation". An open and flexible participatory urban design process, allowing inputs and feedback continuously, is essential for an effective participation. The institution leading the project must be committed to pursue a participatory process, determine goals, stakeholders, methods, and the level of participation. Reinterpreting the urban design process according to current expectations, and proposing perspectives in which the user can participate in the urban design process, without losing control of professional knowledge, expertise and design focus, is necessary for improving living environments.
Conflicts in the Planning Processes of Locally Unwanted Land Uses (lulus): Case Studies in Izmir
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2014) Atay Kaya, İlgi; Kaya Erol, Nursen
Land use planning is both a technical and a political process in which many different groups with multiple interests are affected by planning decisions. While every land use planning decision has a potential of creating conflicts, Locally Unwanted Land Uses (LULUs) are the most conflict facing subjects in urban land use planning because of their negative externalities such as health effects, economic costs and harms to environment. This thesis aims to find out the reasons of and solutions for the conflicts in the planning processes of LULUs. The thesis focuses on conflicts about three LULU types including solid waste facilities, fisheries and quarries in zmir, Turkey. Qualitative research design is used with techniques including document analyses, media search and in-depth interviews. In the case studies, the conflicts are analyzed with a proposed analysis method including issues for understanding and resolving conflicts. These issues are used to discuss characteristics and reasons of conflicts and existing and proposed conflict resolution methods. It is found that the reasons of conflicts are not only the negative effects of LULUs such as odor, pollution and noise but also procedural deficiencies such as lack of knowledge and lack of trust. The findings in case studies supported the theoretical works concerning limitations for the success of participatory processes seeking for consensus. Conflict resolution attempts including symbolic benefits rather than considering exact interests of local people should be rethought.
The Impact of Pedestrianization on Residential Property Rental Values
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2007) Cömertler, Seval; Kaya Erol, Nursen
Within the context of the economic valuation of open space, the aim of this study was to understand the impact of pedestrian ways as a public open space on rental price of residential properties. With this aim, the study also searched suitable variables to determine the factors affecting this impact.The study involved a two stage procedure as theoretical analysis and empirical analysis. In the first stage, fundamental concepts and approaches were evaluated by reviewing related literatures of urban design and environmental economics disciplines.In the second stage, to analyze the impact of pedestrian way attributes on rental price of residential properties, an empirical analysis was carried out by employing Hedonic Price Method (HPM) which is basically a regression analysis estimating the effect of each relevant variable on the price of the asset in question. The analysis was realized with a sample of 140 observations in the case of Forbes Pedestrian Way, which is called as .Sevgi Yolu. (Way of Romance), in İzmir.The study has put forward that pedestrian way as a public open space has a relative measurable economic value like other public open spaces; it impacts the rental price of residential properties. Regression analysis results have shown that, proximity to the pedestrian way and level of perceived quality of pedestrian way are significant determinants of rental prices of the residential properties. Consequently, the approach developed in this study has advanced the knowledge about open space valuation and provided the first evidence -in Turkey as well as in the world wide- of the impacts of pedestrian way on residential property.s rental prices. The case of Forbes Pedestrian Way has shown that pedestrian way is desirable and valuable from a housing-market perspective. This evidence has also supported previous researches reporting open space provides a premium for property prices. Besides, Hedonic Price Method is promising in measuring the impact of pedestrian ways on residential property rental prices. Key words: Economic valuation of open spaces, environmental economics, urban design, Hedonic Price Method, Forbes Pedestrian Way.

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