Investigation of heritage plants representing urban identity and the change in the urbanization process

Year 2023, Volume: 24 Issue: 4, 436 - 451, 28.12.2023

Esra Abacıoğlu Gitmiş , Mehmet Faruk Altunkasa

https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.1331900

Abstract

Historical textures of the cities are unique spaces exhibiting hundreds of years of urban identity and cultural heritage with all their components such as buildings, outdoors and plant materials. Therefore, historical animate materials are as crucial as historical inanimate ones to sustain urban identity. This study aims to reveal the heritage plants representing the urban identity and their temporal change in urbanization as an example of Kahramanmaraş's historical urban texture. The study was carried out in three stages: a) Identifying and mapping traditional public and civil architectures and carrying out spatial investigations on these samples, b) Creating a heritage plants album describing their use, purpose, and composition by identifying the sample areas, c) Determining the temporal changes in the use of the plants representing the urban identity through user researches. According to the findings obtained in the study, Olea europaea L. (81.9%) is the most representative plant in the city among the 29 heritage plants examined. In addition, 32 new exotic species have recently been frequently used in the city's green spaces instead of valuable heritage plants representing the city. Compared to the past, while there was no significant change in the purpose of creating a shaded and cool resting place in terms of intended use, the purpose of enhancing the visual quality of the courtyard/garden increased by 15.32% and obtaining products decreased by 29.8%.

Keywords

Heritage Trees, Native Species, Urban Identity, Cultural Sustainability, Historical Urban Area

Kent kimliğini temsil eden miras bitkiler ve bunların kentleşme sürecindeki değişimin incelenmesi

Abstract

Kentlerin tarihi dokuları; binaları, dış mekânları ve bitki materyalleri gibi tüm bileşenleri ile yüzlerce yıllık kentsel kimlik ve kültürel mirası sergileyen eşsiz mekânlardır. Bu nedenle, kentsel kimliğin sürdürülmesinde tarihi cansız materyaller kadar tarihi canlı materyaller de önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışma, kent kimliğini temsil eden miras bitkilerin kentleşme süreci içerisindeki zamansal değişimini Kahramanmaraş'ın tarihi kent dokusu örneğinde ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma üç aşamada gerçekleştirilmiştir: a) Geleneksel kamu ve sivil mimarilerin belirlenmesi, haritalanması ve bu örnekler üzerinde mekânsal incelemelerin yapılması, b) Örnek alanlardaki bitkilerin belirlenmesi ve bunların kullanım ve amaçlarının anlatıldığı bir miras bitki albümü oluşturulması, c) Kent kimliğini temsil eden bitkilerin kullanımlarındaki zamansal değişimlerin kullanıcı araştırmaları ile belirlenmesi. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgulara göre Olea europaea L. (%81,9) incelenen 29 miras bitki arasında kenti en çok temsil eden bitkidir. Ayrıca 32 yeni egzotik türün, kenti temsil eden değerli miras bitkilerin yerine kentin yeşil alanlarında son zamanlarda sıklıkla kullanılmaya başlandığı gözlenmiştir. Bitkilerin kullanım amaçlarında geçmişe göre gölgeli ve serin bir dinlenme mekânı oluşturma amacında önemli bir değişiklik olmazken, avlu/bahçenin görsel kalitesini artırma amacı %15,32 artmış olup ürün elde etme amacı ise %29,8 azalmıştır.

Keywords

Miras bitkiler, Yerli türler, Kent kimliği, Kültürel sürdürülebilirlik, Tarihi kentsel alan

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