Research Article

Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample

Volume: 2 Number: 1 June 30, 2017
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Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample

Abstract

School gardens are the spaces that affect the growth and development of children and the teenagers with their recreational, social, ecological and psychological importance. Since the children and the teenagers spend the majority of their daily lives at schools and in school gardens, the design of these gardens is as important as the indoor designs.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the current status of the landscape of the school gardens considering the sample schools located in İzmit, central district of Kocaeli province. For this purpose, a total of 49 school gardens, 30 of which belong to primary schools and 19 to high schools and their equivalents, have been studied and evaluated in terms of space use profiles, landscape design components and vegetal components. While proportional range method has been used in the analysis of the space use at schools, frequency analysis method has been utilised in the analysis of the data relating the landscape components and the vegetal components.  According to the results derived from the study it has been determined that landscape design of the school gardens is ignored. It has also been determined that the rates related to space use are far below the standards when compared with the developed countries. Green space use has been observed only in 43.33 % of the primary schools and 57.89 % of high schools and their equivalents. When considered in terms of green space use, it has been specified that the difference between the school with the largest green area and the school with the least green area is 313 times higher in primary schools and 57 times higher in high schools and their equivalents. Plant diversity, on the other hand, on existing green spaces has been determined to be quite poor. Grass areas and flower beds are scarcely used. 93.34 % of the primary schools, where children at play age are trained, do not have playgroups. Similarly, 47 % of the high schools and their equivalents do not have multifunctional   playgrounds suitable for basketball and volleyball games.

As a result of the study, it has been suggested that the school gardens should be regarded as a part of education and training; a uniform standard should be adopted in the organisation of spaces and components in order to ensure that all students have equal access to education and training opportunities.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architecture

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Aysun Çelik
ULUDAG UNIV
Türkiye

Elvan Ender
ULUDAG UNIV
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2017

Submission Date

December 26, 2016

Acceptance Date

May 2, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Çelik, A., & Ender, E. (2017). Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample. Mimarlık Ve Yaşam, 2(1), 105-120. https://doi.org/10.26835/my.281506
AMA
1.Çelik A, Ender E. Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample. MY. 2017;2(1):105-120. doi:10.26835/my.281506
Chicago
Çelik, Aysun, and Elvan Ender. 2017. “Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample”. Mimarlık Ve Yaşam 2 (1): 105-20. https://doi.org/10.26835/my.281506.
EndNote
Çelik A, Ender E (June 1, 2017) Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample. Mimarlık ve Yaşam 2 1 105–120.
IEEE
[1]A. Çelik and E. Ender, “Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample”, MY, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 105–120, June 2017, doi: 10.26835/my.281506.
ISNAD
Çelik, Aysun - Ender, Elvan. “Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample”. Mimarlık ve Yaşam 2/1 (June 1, 2017): 105-120. https://doi.org/10.26835/my.281506.
JAMA
1.Çelik A, Ender E. Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample. MY. 2017;2:105–120.
MLA
Çelik, Aysun, and Elvan Ender. “Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample”. Mimarlık Ve Yaşam, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 105-20, doi:10.26835/my.281506.
Vancouver
1.Aysun Çelik, Elvan Ender. Evaluations on The Landscapes of School Gardens: İzmit Central District of Kocaeli Province Sample. MY. 2017 Jun. 1;2(1):105-20. doi:10.26835/my.281506