Urban design for sustainability: A study on the Turkish city

Oktay, Derya

doi:10.1080/13504500409469808

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“…Open spaces provide buffer zones and breathing spaces in crowded areas with high development density while green spaces such as parks ameliorate local climate (Oktay 2004). Trees and plants moderate wind speed and regulate wind direction to control the airflow patterns between and within the buildings.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design considerations for environmental sustainability in high density development: a case study of Hong Kong

Chan

Lee

2007

Environ Dev Sustain

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This study has indicated that there is close relationship between development density and environmental quality; therefore, it is necessary to decide the form of development carefully beforehand. The form of development is shaped either by new development or urban renewal which is a major tactic nowadays adopted by the Hong Kong Government to improve the living condition of the citizens and the quality of the built environment. This study is limited to urban renewal and aims to find out the major urban design considerations for sustaining the environment. Through a questionnaire survey carried out in Hong Kong, the opinions of architects, planners, property development managers, and local citizens were sought and evaluated, and critical design factors for enhancing environmental sustainability of urban renewal projects are highlighted. The results derived from factor analysis indicated that certain design considerations should be incorporated for sustaining the urban environment.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design considerations for environmental sustainability in high density development: a case study of Hong Kong

Chan

Lee

2007

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…Oktay (2004) stated that pedestrian-oriented streetscapes could encourage outdoor interaction among the citizens. According to Porta and Renne (2005), visual images of street furniture and pavement, and interconnectivity of street layouts have impacts on social sustainability of places.…”

Section: Townscape Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is considered to be a process to satisfy functional and aesthetic needs (Couch & Dennemann, 2000;Vandell et al, 1989). It gives design directions to buildings and spaces arrangement in order to create a high quality and sustainable built environment for the citizens (Oktay, 2004). Previous studies supported that good urban design could bring a lot of benefits to a community.…”

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Critical factors for improving social sustainability of urban renewal projects

2007

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“…While addressing the beauty, vitality and accessibility of the physical environment by means of aesthetic control, such as paving, lighting, planting and furnishing, these principles fall into the conventional category. Tiesdell (2002), Oktay (2004), Beatley and Manning (1997), Grant (2002), Jacobs (1961) and Van der Ryn and Calthorpe (1986) all support mixed use development, a walkable neighborhood design and a sense of community as the critical social dimensions of urban design within the New Urbanism approach. Choguill (2008) also provides a basis for devising a set of criteria regarding all facets of sustainability, especially technical sustainability, to minimize traffic for pedestrian safety and social interaction.…”

Section: Conventional Versus Next-generation Design Guides and Worldmentioning

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Next-generation urban design guides for sustainability of small towns: A case study on Gudul, Turkey

Ercoşkun

Karaaslan

2011

Urban Des Int

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Urban design has an ever-evolving role in this period of global warming. Cities are built by applying new ecological approaches in urban planning/design to the production of design guides for sustainable development. This article aims to underline the significance of design guides in shaping sustainable lifestyles by comparing the conventional and most common urban design guides in use today with the next generation of urban design guides, which put emphasis on ecology and technology. Moreover, this article focuses on design guides as design control tools at a small town scale, with the intention of helping people to use the right tools in a sustainable manner. To provide a strategic perspective, an ecological and technological urban design guide of Gudul, Ankara, is presented as an example, alongside a set of performance goals, objectives, performance criteria and explanatory diagrams. By paying particular attention to the incorporation of sustainable development perspectives into small towns, it is believed that this eco-tech urban design guidewhich is a result of several site surveys, observations and meetings -will be an invaluable tool for planners and developers in achieving a sustainable built environment.

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Urban design for sustainability: A study on the Turkish city

Cited by 45 publications

References 4 publications

Design considerations for environmental sustainability in high density development: a case study of Hong Kong

Design considerations for environmental sustainability in high density development: a case study of Hong Kong

Critical factors for improving social sustainability of urban renewal projects

Next-generation urban design guides for sustainability of small towns: A case study on Gudul, Turkey

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