The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: “A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey”

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The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: “A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey”

Abstract

The physical, social, and economic components of urban areas determine the characteristics and eligibility of urban life. Urban areas are negatively affected by rapid population growth, unplanned city development, insufficient physical environments, and social, economic and cultural problems. Nowadays, urban planning and design studies are being implemented to find solutions for the cities that lost their identities, became similar to each other, and externalized. These studies organize the physical components of the urban areas and aim to create livable and functional cities. In this study, the relationship between urban design and urban quality of life objectives is investigated in the city of Kastamonu. In this context, a poll was conducted among Kastamonu University students. As a result, it was found that there is a positively high degree (R: 0,776) linear correlation between urban design and quality of life. Moreover, it was observed that different age and gender groups have a different view of the city according to their spatial experiences.

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English

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Authors

Zeynep Pınar Genç This is me

Publication Date

January 16, 2015

Submission Date

June 2, 2014

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 15 Number: 2

APA
Öztürk, S., & Genç, Z. P. (2015). The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: “A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 15(2), 114-125. https://doi.org/10.17474/acuofd.36085
AMA
1.Öztürk S, Genç ZP. The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: “A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey.” ACUJFF. 2015;15(2):114-125. doi:10.17474/acuofd.36085
Chicago
Öztürk, Sevgi, and Zeynep Pınar Genç. 2015. “The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: ‘A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey’”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 15 (2): 114-25. https://doi.org/10.17474/acuofd.36085.
EndNote
Öztürk S, Genç ZP (January 1, 2015) The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: “A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 15 2 114–125.
IEEE
[1]S. Öztürk and Z. P. Genç, “The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: ‘A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey’”, ACUJFF, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 114–125, Jan. 2015, doi: 10.17474/acuofd.36085.
ISNAD
Öztürk, Sevgi - Genç, Zeynep Pınar. “The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: ‘A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey’”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 15/2 (January 1, 2015): 114-125. https://doi.org/10.17474/acuofd.36085.
JAMA
1.Öztürk S, Genç ZP. The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: “A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey”. ACUJFF. 2015;15:114–125.
MLA
Öztürk, Sevgi, and Zeynep Pınar Genç. “The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: ‘A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey’”. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 2, Jan. 2015, pp. 114-25, doi:10.17474/acuofd.36085.
Vancouver
1.Sevgi Öztürk, Zeynep Pınar Genç. The Relationship Between Urban Design and Urban Quality of Life: “A Case Study of Kastamonu City- Turkey”. ACUJFF. 2015 Jan. 1;15(2):114-25. doi:10.17474/acuofd.36085

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