Measuring Quality of Urban Life in Istanbul

Türkoğlu, Handan; Bölen, Fulin; Baran, Perver K.; Terzi, Fatih

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1742-8_9

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“…Only a few have been based on objective data. For the subjective data; likert scale was used to understand the respondents' satisfaction on various issues such as aesthetics of the built environment, public transport or solid waste disposal system (Fornara et al, 2010;Karim, 2011;Türkoğlu et al, 2011). Objective data were collected via geographic information systems to calculate parameters related to building density, average building age on the street or width of street (Berköz et al, 2009;Bölen et al, 2007).…”

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A Model to Compare QoL in Turkish Cities

Cubukcu

Erin

2018

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Quality of life (QOL) is an abstract concept. Like other subjective concepts, it is hard to develop objective measures to understand QOL in specific urban settings. Since there has been a voluminous literature on QOL, researchers focused on parameters to measure QOL. This study aims to review the literature on QOL to extract the indicators of QOL in urban settings. It would put forward a model to collect data to measure and compare QOL in neighborhood units and regional areas. The model could be applied in Turkish cities. The potential and limitations of this model will be discussed.Keywords: Quality of life; micro / macro scale; neighborhood unit; environment and behavior studies.eISSN

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“…Majority were empirical studies conducted in macro scale environments using subjective data and rely on research based data (rather than national databases). The number of indices used to understand QOL vary from one (Hassine et al 2014, Lloyd&Auld, 2003 to more than 50 parameters (Türkoğlu, 2011). …”

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A Model to Compare QoL in Turkish Cities

Cubukcu

Erin

2018

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“…To ensure sustainable development, it is vital to determine the needs and expectations in different areas of the urban space and different segments of society and which tools to be employed in meeting these needs. Quality of life research is used as a tool for implementing sustainable practices that rely on policies based on scientific data in the fields of urban transformation and planning and design of housing areas [14,15]. Quality of life, which involves the concepts of life and quality, is focused on "human" [16].…”

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“…Housing, which is defined as the living space of an individual, is one of the most significant factors contributing to individual's quality of life [15,[18][19][20][21]. Housing quality accounts for both quantitative and qualitative dimensions of housing units, their immediate environment, and the needs of the occupants.…”

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Production of Quality Housing in Urban Transformation in Areas under Disaster Risk: Osmangazi and Yıldırım, Bursa, Turkey

Taş

Aydin

2014

Urban Studies Research

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Bursa is one of the cities with high disaster risk and a quality housing problem in Turkey. Urban transformation activities are carried out in order to improve quality of life and create safe living spaces for sustainable urban development. Quality housing production does not signify merely a need to be satisfied quantitatively. Housing and its environment, where physical and social needs of the users are satisfied, should be designed considering local conditions and in a way that they will be suitable for users' life styles and cultural habits. In this study, the selected study area comprises neighborhoods which are under disaster risk, have been determined as urban transformation areas, and have residents with similar socioeconomic characteristics. With the purpose of improving user satisfaction, this study investigates users' experience with physical, social, and cultural features of housing and its environment, which identify the quality of housing, and their preferences of new housing units to be produced. Nonprobability sampling method was selected for the field study, and a survey study was conducted. SPSS 17.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) was employed for data entry. In order to generate data for quality housing production, relationships between variables were analyzed with Pearson chi-square test.

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Springer Geography

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Measuring Quality of Urban Life in Istanbul

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A Model to Compare QoL in Turkish Cities

A Model to Compare QoL in Turkish Cities

Production of Quality Housing in Urban Transformation in Areas under Disaster Risk: Osmangazi and Yıldırım, Bursa, Turkey

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