INVESTIGATION OF STREETS AND PEDESTRIAN MALLS AS PUBLIC SPACES

Abstract

Public spaces are open to use for everyone. As urban public spaces, streets are essential elements that allow circulation of people between urban spaces. This study elaborates on the role of streets among urban open spaces, pedestrianization programs and the role of pedestrianization in physical and commercial downtown revitalization. The form and approach of this study is a review paper. The material section of the paper includes a review of articles and books about pedestrianization. The conclusion reached by the study is that pedestrian malls not only offer visually pleasing and aesthetically rich urban spaces, but also constitute important public spaces in cities that are created by public regulation. Moreover, pedestrian malls play an important role in downtown revitalization

Keywords

• Public spaces, streets, pedestrian mall, downtown revitalization, 3D visualization

INVESTIGATION OF STREETS AND PEDESTRIAN MALLS AS PUBLIC SPACES

Abstract

Kamusal mekanlar herkesin kullanımına açık mekanlardır. Sokaklar kentsel mekan içinde kamusal mekan olarak insanların kentsel mekanlar arasında dolaşımını sağlayan önemli öğelerdir. Bu çalışmada sokakların kentsel açık mekanlar içinde aldığı rolü, yayalaştırma çalışmalarını, yayalaştırma çalışmalarının kent merkezlerini fiziksel ve ticari açıdan canlandırmasındaki rolü ele alınmıştır. Makalenin ele alınış biçimi ve yaklaşımı tarama makalesidir. Makalenin material bölümünü yayalaştırma ile ilgili makale, kitap taraması oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada elde edilen sonuç pedestrian malls’lar sadece görsel, estetik açıdan zengin kentsel mekanlar sunmamakta aynı zamanda Pedestrian mall’lar kamu eliyle yapılan bir düzenleme ile kentlerde önemli kamusal mekanların oluşmasını sağlamaktadır. Bununla birlikte pedestrian mall’lar kent merkezlerinin yeniden canlandırılmasını içeren bir öneme sahiptir

Keywords

• Kamusal alanlar, sokaklar, şehrin yeniden canlandırılması, yaya alışveriş merkezi, 3 boyutlu görselleştirme

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