Children’s Participation Experiences in Landscape Design Process

Year 2019, Volume: 56 Issue: 3, 383 - 394, 27.09.2019

Ayşe Özdemir

https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.529396

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this research is students’ effective participation in the process of organizing the school garden.

Material and Methods: In this study was used participant approach/process which includes methods such as “participatory questioning actions”, “design discussions” and “decision making and prioritization”. Thus was provided students engagement experiences in the development of landscape design for school garden.

Results: In this research, it has been tried to reveal the answer to the question of how the school garden should be a public open space with a planned participatory approach / process which using various participation methods. With this method, student’s effective participation and using initiative was provided while making decision. In the direction of participation process output more liveable, practicable and sustainable design suggestion was developed.

Conclusion: It is thought that this research may contribute to the literature in academic and scientific context in order to emphasize the importance of participatory approach/process and to contribute to the application studies in the context of sample.

Keywords

Çankırı, school garden, participatory planning, landscape design

Çocukların Peyzaj Tasarım Sürecine Katılım Deneyimleri

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı; öğrencilerinin okul bahçesinin düzenlenmesi sürecine etkin katılımlarının sağlanmasıdır.

Materyal ve Metot: Araştırma öğrencilerinin okul bahçesi kullanımına yönelik fikir, istek ve gereksinimleri belirlenmesini ve okul bahçesine yönelik peyzaj tasarımının geliştirilmesinde yer alma deneyimini sağlayacak olan katılımcı soru sorma eylemi, tasarım tartışmaları, karar verme ve önceliklendirme gibi çeşitli katılım yöntemlerini içeren katılımcı yaklaşım/süreç ile gerçekleştirilmiştir.

Bulgular: Bu araştırmada çeşitli katılım yöntemlerinin kullanıldığı planlı bir katılımcı yaklaşım/ süreç ile kamusal bir açık alan olarak okul bahçesi nasıl olmalı sorusunun cevabı ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu yöntem ile çocukların karar vermede aktif katılımı, yani inisiyatif kullanmaları sağlanmıştır. Katılım sürecinin çıktıları doğrultusunda daha yaşanabilir, uygulanabilir ve sürdürülebilir peyzaj tasarım önerisi geliştirilmiştir.

Sonuç: Bu araştırmanın, katılımcı yaklaşım/süreç öneminin vurgulanması yönünden akademik ve bilimsel bağlamda literatüre, örnek alan bağlamında ise uygulama çalışmalarına katkı sunabileceği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Çankırı, okul bahçesi, katılımcı planlama, peyzaj tasarımı

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