Research Article

Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case

Volume: 10 Number: 1 July 28, 2025
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Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case

Abstract

The quality of urban life especially in traditional city centers is important to assess it in terms of location and observe the criteria that are used to express it. For this reason, Aksaray's traditional city center has been determined as the study area within the scope of the research. Within the scope of the research, literature on quality of life and its criteria were examined and the methods utilized in the studies from 2003 to the present were revealed . In this context, the quality of life criteria to be used in the study were determined based on the concepts of belonging, identity, readability, security, walkability, sustainability, accessibility, functionality, and the components these concepts contain. As a result of the survey and analysis, it was found that 5 components out of 8 quality of life parameters were found sufficient by the users, while 3 components were found insufficient.

Keywords

Quality of urban life and parameters, urban design, urban indicators, Aksaray

Ethical Statement

The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics Committee approval in the study was taken from the Ethics Committee of the University of Erciyes, with the decision dated 13/06/2023 and numbered 2023/4’.

Thanks

We would like to thank the Proofreading & Editing Office of the Dean for Research at Erciyes University for the copyediting and proofreading service for this manuscript.

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APA
Oktay, B. N., & Yılmaz Bakır, N. (2025). Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 10(1), 329-353. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1673766
AMA
1.Oktay BN, Yılmaz Bakır N. Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case. JASA. 2025;10(1):329-353. doi:10.30785/mbud.1673766
Chicago
Oktay, Büşra Nur, and Neşe Yılmaz Bakır. 2025. “Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case”. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications 10 (1): 329-53. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1673766.
EndNote
Oktay BN, Yılmaz Bakır N (July 1, 2025) Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications 10 1 329–353.
IEEE
[1]B. N. Oktay and N. Yılmaz Bakır, “Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case”, JASA, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 329–353, July 2025, doi: 10.30785/mbud.1673766.
ISNAD
Oktay, Büşra Nur - Yılmaz Bakır, Neşe. “Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case”. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications 10/1 (July 1, 2025): 329-353. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1673766.
JAMA
1.Oktay BN, Yılmaz Bakır N. Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case. JASA. 2025;10:329–353.
MLA
Oktay, Büşra Nur, and Neşe Yılmaz Bakır. “Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case”. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, vol. 10, no. 1, July 2025, pp. 329-53, doi:10.30785/mbud.1673766.
Vancouver
1.Büşra Nur Oktay, Neşe Yılmaz Bakır. Urban Design Innovations for Quality of Life: Aksaray Traditional City Center Case. JASA. 2025 Jul. 1;10(1):329-53. doi:10.30785/mbud.1673766