The Examination of Urban Furniture in Bülent Ecevit University Farabi Campus in Terms of Landscape Design
Abstract
Urban furniture are the elements with different qualities and quantities that define and complement places which ease the individual and social life of people within the urban texture, enables communication between individuals while providing a certain functional and aesthetic meanings to places. At the same time, they give visuality and identity to the city. In this regard, urban furniture are aesthetic elements that make the spaces usable, pleasant and comfortable at university campuses with a high user population thereby making positive contributions to social life. It is important that urban furniture positioned to meet the demands of individuals in campuses such as acquiring knowledge, circulation control, comfort, entertainment and safety are evaluated with regard to spatial comfort and planting design. In this scope, Bülent Ecevit University Farabi Campus located at the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey has been selected as the study area. Spatial characteristics, urban furniture elements and widely used plant species inside the Farabi Campus have been determined in this study by way of field studies. Face-to-face surveys were applied to the user group at the Bülent Ecevit University Farabi Campus comprised of academic staff, administrative staff, students and prive sector empleyees. Survey results were evaluated via SPSS Statistics 22.0 software. Frequency Analysis and Chi-Square Test were applied for determining the differences between users regarding urban furniture and plant use, their preferences as well as demands and tendencies. Positive-negative relationships between user-plant, user-urban furniture were determined as a result of the application. In conclusion, suggestions were developed for the landscape design of Bülent Ecevit University Farabi Campus.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 15, 2018
Submission Date
August 10, 2018
Acceptance Date
September 11, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 20 Number: 3