Papers by Esin Özlem Aktuğlu Aktan
Iconarp international journal architecture and planning, Dec 27, 2023
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JOURNAL OF ASIAN ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING ENGINEERING, 2024
This study explores the influence of digital technologies on public life and evaluates spatial de... more This study explores the influence of digital technologies on public life and evaluates spatial design professionals’ perceptions of these impacts. The research involved surveying architects, urban planners, and landscape architects to comprehend the ramifications of digital technology on public life. In total, 356 spatial design experts participated in the study. The analysis utilized descriptive statistical methods, t-tests, and ANOVA tests for independent samples. The findings reveal that social isolation was rated highest among the spatial design experts’ scale, whereas social anxiety scored lowest among the elements comprising the spatial design experts’ scale. A comparison between participants’ socio-demographic characteristics and their scores on the impact of digital technologies in public life showed variances in gender, employment status, profession, and daily usage of digital technology, but found no significant differences in marital status, level of education, or professional experience. Consequently, this research sheds light on the repercussions of digital technology usage in public life, offering invaluable insights for all stakeholders, particularly spatial design professionals and social scientists. By understanding these impacts, the study highlights the importance of adopting more informed and conscious approaches to fostering positive social interactions and enhancing community well-being in public life.
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Planlama Dergisi, 2010
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ICONARP International Journal of Architecture and Planning, 2023
Urban planners who are environmentally conscious and aware will take action to take responsibilit... more Urban planners who are environmentally conscious and aware will take action to take responsibility, inform, and control. Raising environmental awareness is essential in urban planning education to understand environmental problems. Therefore, it is necessary to educate urban planning students on environmental ethics. This study investigates the environmental attitudes and behaviors of urban and regional planning students, who will shape the environment in the future within the context of the value-belief-norm theory. Moreover, to find clues that will shape environmental education in the course curriculum. The study included 226 students from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the Faculty of Architecture of Yıldız Technical University (YTU) and Amasya University (AU). Questionnaire data has been evaluated using principal components analysis, correlation analysis, T-test, and ANOVA analysis. According to the study findings, urban planning students have adopted biocentric, ecocentric, and anthropocentric value orientations. The study has found that students with ecocentric value orientation tend to show more pro-environmental behavior. The study concludes that the student's characteristics also affect how they show pro-environmental behavior and evaluate environmental policies. In conclusion, focusing on ecocentric approaches in urban planning education can positively affect adopting pro-environmental behavior and policies. Additionally, study findings show that students with relatively better economic conditions are more inclined to have a biocentric value orientation. Based on the literature and these study findings, pro-environmental behavior is not a single-dimensional structure caused only by individuals' personal and professional characteristics. People's environmental attitudes and behaviors are shaped by their upbringing, school, friends, and culture. It shows that pro-environmental behavior has a multidimensional complex structure, and a conceptual framework can provide guidance to explain these kinds of behavior.
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A Chronological Assessment of The Transformation of Everyday Life in The Public Space , 2022
This study aims to examine the evolution of daily life in human-space interaction. Furthermore, t... more This study aims to examine the evolution of daily life in human-space interaction. Furthermore, the transformation of behaviour and social relations is discussed through books on daily life and public life. For this review process, the word cloud visualization method is tried. The methodology of the study consists of a literature review on change in public and everyday life and a comparative and chronological analysis of major studies in the sociology of everyday life. The selected books are compared across the word clouds using content analysis. For evaluation in this study, Henri Lefebvre (The Critique of Everyday Life, 1947), Erving Goffman (The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, 1959), Michel De Certeau (The Practice of Everyday Life, 1984), Richard Sennett (Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization, 1994), Zygmunt Bauman (The Individualised Society, 2001), Ben Highmore (Ordinary Lives: Studies in the Everyday, 2010), Kevin D. Murphy and Sally O’Driscoll (Public Spaces/Contested Space: Imagination and Occupation, 2021), Stan Cox (To Path a Livable Future: A New Politics to Fight Climate Change, Racism, and the Next Pandemic, 2021) were preferred. As a result of the study, the evolving and important concepts in the books on the future and daily life were determined chronologically. Besides, it has been tested that the word cloud visualization method can be used both as a visualization tool and as a content analysis. We believe that this study, which examines the change in everyday life, will inform future studies.
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İdealkent, Kent Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2017
Gecmisten gunumuze insanoglu mikro ve makro olcekte evrenden ilham alma egilimi gostermektedir. K... more Gecmisten gunumuze insanoglu mikro ve makro olcekte evrenden ilham alma egilimi gostermektedir. Kuskusuz, bu egilim arkasinda hakli sebepler tasir. Evrende ve canlilarin yasayislarinda en islevsel, iktisadi ve estetik cozumlerin orneklerini gorebilmekteyiz (Arslan, 2014). Biyolojik anlamda omurga ile kent omurgasi arasinda da yapisal ve islevsel olarak benzerlikler bulunmaktadir. Calismanin amaci kentsel omurganin mekânsal karsiliklarinin arastirilmasi, bilesenleriyle temel yapitaslarinin ortaya konulmasi, kentsel omurganin kent makroformu kapsaminda ele alinmasidir. Uzerinde yeterli sayida yapilmis calisma bulundurmayan kavramin kent uzerinde yansimasinin gosterilmesi adina, bir baslangic calismasi olusturmak hedeflenmistir. Kent yapisinda, yasayanlarin gereksinim duyduklari fonksiyonlara gore meydana gelmis islevler ve bu islevlerin alanlari vardir. Bu alanlar; calisma alanlari, barinma alanlari, bos zamanlari degerlendirme alanlari, ulasim alanlari ve kentsel hizmet alanlaridir...
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Bu makalede ideal ve utopya kavramlari cercevesinde uretilmis kent modelleri tarihsel surec icind... more Bu makalede ideal ve utopya kavramlari cercevesinde uretilmis kent modelleri tarihsel surec icinde incelenmistir. Bu inceleme sirasinda modellerin bicimsel yaklasimlari ile ulasim kurgulari (iliskileri) on planda tartisilmistir. Bu modeller Ronesans, Barok ve Endustri donemleri gibi ozellikle dunyanin degisim ve donusumu sirasinda ortaya cikan sorunlar ve bu sorunlara cozum arayislaridir. Hedef hep daha iyi kosullarda, daha iyi isleyen sistem icinde bir yasam bicimi sunma cabasidir. Gunumuzde ise gecmisten farkli olarak tartisilanlar; asiri artan nufusun dogayi (yasam kaynagini) tuketme esiginde olmasi, otomobile olan bagimlilik ve insanligin buyuyen izolasyonunun kentsel yasami etkilemesi sayilabilir. Bu nedenle gunumuz yaklasimlarinda ‘gelecek kaygisi’ daha farkli boyutlara tasinmaktadir.
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Global climate change and environmental pollution are some of the most pressing current problems ... more Global climate change and environmental pollution are some of the most pressing current problems in the world today. Research suggests that mega-cities and urban transportation activities are the leading culprits of global climate change. Motor vehicle traffic is also a source of certain toxic gases, dust and noise emissions. In the long-term, these factors threaten human health. The main axis of this study is based upon practices in highway buffer zone. These practices have been evaluated in terms of sustainability, ecology, environmental / human health, applicability, cost and traffic safety. Practices along either side of the D-100 Highway in Anatolian Istanbul have been discussed with consideration to international examples and guidelines. Considering dense development along this axis, this study offers healthy city design suggestions for buffer zones along highways running through the city.
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Conference Presentations by Esin Özlem Aktuğlu Aktan
Proceedings of the International Conference on Research in Social Sciences, 2024
Throughout history, public space has had a dynamic and evolving structure interacting with societ... more Throughout history, public space has had a dynamic and evolving structure interacting with society and has undergone various conceptual changes and developments. This paper explores the evolving definition of public space, emphasizing the role of digitalization in this transformation. The study also seeks to delve deeply into the current meaning of public space, informed by perspectives from spatial design experts and Istanbul residents. The research employs a systematic literature review and a survey method, segmented across two distinct groups. The survey also concentrated on the spatial and digital dimensions of public space and asked participants to evaluate the personal meanings and usage patterns of these spaces. Besides, the advancement of digital technologies has led to literature that indicates an expansion in the definition of public space. The findings acquired from the research also supported this. In other words, analysis displays that public space goes beyond its traditional definition. Participants began to represent public spaces not only as physical spaces but also as digital platforms and social networks, and these findings supported the idea that the meaning and boundaries of public space augment and alter with digitalisation. This study emphasizes that the definition of public space cannot be confined solely to physical spaces but also includes digital platforms as integral components of this domain. Acquiring insight into public spaces' ever-changing and dynamic structure is essential for comprehending social and spatial dynamics in contemporary societies. This study revealed the evolution of the concept of public space and the effects of digitalization on this evolution.
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WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment-Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century, 2014
Wind is the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air b... more Wind is the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction. Wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure. Wind is the kinetic energy of air in motion. It is a renewable energy which comes from natural resources which are naturally replenished. Wind power is conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy. Wind ventilation is a kind of passive ventilation, using the force of the wind (or local air pressure differences) to pull air through the building. Wind ventilation is the easiest, most common, and often least expensive form of passive cooling and ventilation. The use of natural ventilation is definitely an advantage with the raising concerns regarding the cost and environmental impact of energy use. The natural ventilation provides ventilation (outdoor air) to ensure safe healthy and comfortable conditions for building occupants and for people on the street without the use of fans. It also provides free cooling without the use of mechanical systems, when the orientation and layout of the built-up area useful direction. For this paper, related literature, articles and books are researched. There are a lot of cases and different approaches in these writings. It is eliminated by the subject of wind ventilation in the built environment. The purpose of this paper is to explain the importance of using wind energy as passive and natural ventilation in the built environment. It is essential to give some guidelines how the wind energy is used for a sustainable lifestyle between the buildings and in the city. Our goal is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions for the sustainable future.
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WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment- Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century, 2014
One of the carbon reduction strategies is using solar energy (power). Solar energy is the most po... more One of the carbon reduction strategies is using solar energy (power). Solar energy is the most popular renewable energy and an essential technology for powering our cities in the future. It will transform us from fossil fuel dependency to renewable energy for sustainable cities. Sunlight is very important for urban design and architecture. Solar energy has been used by humans for thousands of years. They used orienting building toward the south for more light and heat. Now, using and storing maximum sunlight and heat is a significant design criterion for cities and streets. Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun's energy and make it useable. Today, the technology produces less than one tenth of one percent of global energy demand. The objective of this paper is to explain the importance of using, firstly, passive solar energy design criteria in cities and to give cases where solar energy is used for a sustainable lifestyle (e.g. Masdar City, Dongtan, King Abdullah Financial District, Crystal Island, ZED Factory Projects and Zira Island). As a result, the design of cities, streets and buildings will change. For example, the roofs will be very important for storm-water. Some buildings have green roofs. But in the future, solar panels will replace roofs. Street orientation, ventilation and ratios are essential for radiation. Cities will be smarter and more sustainable than today towards zero-carbon energy.
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WIT Transactions on The Built Environment-Urban Transport XVIII, 2012
The rapid growth of cities, the increase and distribution of population and building intensity, t... more The rapid growth of cities, the increase and distribution of population and building intensity, the increase in vehicle ownership, and related to these, Earth's surface turning into built areas, rapidly increases energy consumption (which is not apparent but is vitally important) and also increases the production of carbon. For the cities of the world to have a sustainable future and be resilient, they must move toward Zero Carbon Emissions, developing strategies and starting implementation as soon as possible. The aim of this paper is to change the focus of reduction efforts to cities, specifically focusing upon transportation. Carbon, activated carbon, carbon footprints, and the reduction of carbon production in line with the Kyoto Protocol will be examined in terms of transportation issues. International studies on zero carbon emissions will be examined within the context of transportation. The place of environmentally friendly transport modes and their links will be discussed, especially in Chicago city center and in Masdar City, currently being built in Abu Dhabi (construction will be finished by the end of 2020). Recommendations highlight the importance of these discussions on the future of humanity.
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WIT Transactions on The Built Environment-Urban Transport XVII, 2011
Economic and social changes are key factors of urbanization in developing countries. Urban mobili... more Economic and social changes are key factors of urbanization in developing countries. Urban mobility (transportation), which developed to satisfy certain needs, grew as an issue while urban areas expanded and populations increased parallel to urban expansion which was reflected to urbanization. A higher weight of road usage for urban (inner city) transportation has worrying results, especially in populated and widespread cities. Actions taken to support road development is exhausting nature and transforming it into an artificial environment. This situation, which is a consequence of uncontrolled development of urban macroform, along with underdeveloped city transportation technology, creates problems such as population-accessibility, sprawling of the city (without any step changes), insufficient mass-transport and time-location relation dependency on distance. The objective of this article is to explain how the urban form of Istanbul became unlivable, unperceivable and unsustainable, while the city converted from a pedestrian and waterfront city to an automobile and land-based city. Inner city transportation in Istanbul is mainly solved through roads, which causes worrying results regarding urban form. One result is the urban growth towards the natural resources residing at the north of the city. Transformation to a pedestrian city, which is integrated to a mass-transport system, is the remedy to stop this growth. This problem can be solved by strategic decisions taken within an integrated approach. In this article, the problem is investigated within urban form-urban (inner city) transportation relation and a solution is sought with a strategic approach.
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1.Mimarlık ve Şehircilik Sempozyumu 28-29 Mart 2019, 2019
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ICONARP International Journal of Architecture and Planning, 2023
Urban that has overgrown in recent years have affected human lifestyle and ecological balance in ... more Urban that has overgrown in recent years have affected human lifestyle and ecological balance in a negative way. Open and green spaces decreased. With this, unhealthy urban conditions occur. Therefore, urban is becoming more unlivable. The aim of this study, starting from the problem of insufficient/unqualified open and green areas in urban, is to show that cities are more livable when the open and green spaces system is designed.
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World Heritage Istanbul Special Issue, 2016
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