Urban and spatial planning

The idea to improve the quality of lighting design in interior spaces has gained importance in the last years. This experimental study concentrates on the quality of lighting and the relation between lighting arrangements and perception. A room having four different lighting arrangements was prepared and the differenc…

This paper examines the discourse and material manifestation of kankeijinkō, a phrase used in Japan to describe, primarily, highly mobile groups of urbanities who make regular visits to the countryside. Drawing on Japanese grey literature, secondary data analysis, national-level policy reports and exploratory fieldwor…

• MENELAOS GKARTZIOS

Common dualistic thinking in environmental design education adopts humans and the environment as separate entities, with the environment as raw material stock. This approach affects the intellectual development of landscape architects and limits their ability to create meaningful landscapes. Therefore, it is necessary…

• SEMA MUMCU

Einstein described the environment as “everything that is not me”. During early childhood period, environment is very significant for children's development. Schoolyards of preschools, which support the development of children, are places where children access the opportunity to play various outdoor games using differ…

• GÜNEŞ SALI

Purpose Shrinking population can have significant negative impacts on the social and economic fabric of a city. This paper aims to understand different urban transportation policies to respond to population decline in shrinking cities by examining two case studies of urban interventions in mid-size cities in Japan. De…

• OSMAN BALABAN

This study was carried out to test prospect–refuge theory and the effect of external high-rise buildings on landscape preferences in a traditional Japanese daimyo (feudal lords) garden, namely, the Hama-rikyu Gardens located in Tokyo, Japan. Eight sites in the garden were selected to be tested with respect to their de…

• BUKET ŞENOĞLU
• HİLMİ EKİN OKTAY

High-rise timber residential towers (≥eight-stories) represent a burgeoning and auspicious sector, predominantly due to their capability to provide significant ecological and financial advantages throughout their lifecycle. Like numerous other building types, spatial optimization in high-rise timber residential struct…

• ÖZLEM NUR ASLANTAMER

A survey of the movable fire load in dwellings has been conducted for apartment houses in the metropolitan area around Tokyo. Goods and furniture that are likely to be encountered were listed in advance with their figures, and the volume of goods that were stored in the containers was also asked. Collected data were c…

本研究では「買い物をすることで気分転換することができる」や「自分の好きな商品を手に取り購入することができる」などの買い物における多様な価値と，各種買い物弱者支援方策に対する利用意向について高齢者に着目し分析を行った．多くの高齢者が買い物における多様な価値を必要だと感じていることが示された．買い物における多様な価値を必要だと思っているにも関わらず，それが達成されていない人の把握も行えた．また，買い物先（店舗）の利用実態や交通手段によっても多様な価値の達成に差があることが示された．買い物支援方策の利用意向を示した高齢者の方が，買い物における多様な価値を必要としている割合が高い結果となった．買い物支援方策の利用によって，買い物における多…

Eğitim ve erişim hakkı, yüksek öğrenimin yanı sıra demokratik bir kamusal yaşamın temel konuları arasındadır

• İLKAY DİNÇ UYAROĞLU

Abstract Urban experiences are increasing in popularity every day. In these experiences sensory elements are significant, and a review of the urban environment, in which visual perceptions have prevailed in the past, would demonstrate that other senses are important as well. As Le Corbusier remarked, urban experiences…

• ELİF AYAN ÇEVEN

Abstract Urban experiences are increasing in popularity every day. In these experiences sensory elements are significant, and a review of the urban environment, in which visual perceptions have prevailed in the past, would demonstrate that other senses are important as well. As Le Corbusier remarked, urban experiences…

• NUR BELKAYALI