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Proposals for a more livable Istanbul for child: Examples of Kiptas Basaksehir Housing Estate and Kucuk Ayasofya Neighboorhood

2013; Volume: 23; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5505/planlama.2013.02418

1300-7319

Okşan Tandoğan, Nilgün Ergun,

Turkish Urban and Social Issues

Istanbul is undergoing the problems of urbanization remarkably rapidly and as a result is unable either to meet the needs, expectations and desires of the child or provide the child with safe environments.Problems such as the decrease in open-air areas as a result of dense settlement, and the increase in traffic load because of high car ownership mean that open spaces in Istanbul are becoming dangerous for children.Thus, today's children are being deprived of the facilities that their immediate neighborhood, and in particular their streets, are supposed to present.This, in turn, negatively affects their social, cultural and mental development.The starting point of this study is the concept and initiatives of 'Child Friendly City', and its aim is to set out the child's current condition in two different settlement examples.Finally, the study offers solutions to make Istanbul more livable for the child.The study areas are Küçük Ayasofya Neighboorhood and Başakşehir Kiptaş 5th Stage Salacak Site.The method of the study consisted of field surveys which included collection of numerical data related to the study area, observation studies, photography and child survey studies.In the first stage of the study, information about the study areas was collected and objective data presented through observations and photographs.In the second stage, surveys were conducted with children aged 7 -14.In the last stage, following the evaluation of child surveys and objective data relating to the settlements, the study areas were examined in terms of the child within the physical environment.Finally, the study examines the applications necessary to make these settlements more livable for children in terms of physical environment, and sets out proposals for this.