İnteraktif Eğitim Yoluyla Çevre Bilincinin Geliştirilmesi: Mobil Kent Modülünün Tasarımı ve Uygulanması

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 37 Sayı: 1, 369 - 396, 31.01.2026

Didem Kan , Yasemin Albayrak Kutlay

https://doi.org/10.33417/tsh.1542732

Öz

Bu proje, İzmir'de dezavantajlı mahallelerdeki çocuklar ve okullar öncelikli olmak üzere tüm kamusal alanlarda geri dönüşüm ve çevre konularında farkındalık yaratarak olumlu bir değişim yaratmak için tasarım odaklı çözümler sunmayı amaçlayan bir sosyal sorumluluk projesidir. Proje, tasarım sürecine disiplinler arası bir bakış açısı sunarak, dezavantajlı mahallelerdeki topluluğun ihtiyaçlarını belirlemek ve içgörü toplamak için ortak tasarım yaklaşımını kullanmıştır. Çocuklardan oluşan bir odak grupla gerçekleştirilen atölye çalışması bulgularına dayanarak, şehir içinde dolaşacak ve topluluğun ihtiyaç ve hayallerine göre etkinliklere ev sahipliği yapacak mobil bir kentsel modül tasarlanmıştır. “OYUN” konsepti bu sosyal sorumluluk projesinin merkezi yönünü oluşturdu; bu nedenle İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi (İEÜ) öğrencileri, çocuklar ve paydaşlarla -İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi (İBB) ve İzmir Ticaret Odası (İZTO)- mobil kent modülünün grafik kimlik, hizmet-sistem stratejisi, iç tasarım ve ürün tasarımı gibi çeşitli yönlerini tasarlamak için işbirliği yaptı. Çocukların kendi eğitim hayatlarında birincil aktör olmaları ve kendilerini etkileyen durum ve kararlarda seslerini yükseltmeleri gerektiğine inanıyoruz.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İşbirlikçi Tasarım , Mobil Kentsel Modül , Yerel Toplum , İnteraktif Eğitim , Mekansal-Hizmet Tasarımı

Enhancing Environmental Awareness Through Interactive Education: Design and Implementation of a Mobile Urban Module

Öz

This is a social responsibility project that aims to provide design-oriented solutions to create a positive change by fostering awareness about recycling, and environmental issues among children in disadvantageous neighborhoods and all the public spaces prioritizing schools in İzmir, Turkey. The project used a co-design approach to gather insights and determine the needs of the community in disadvantaged neighborhoods, offering an interdisciplinary perspective to the design process. Based on the workshop session findings which is conducted with a focus group of children a mobile urban module is designed to circulate within the city and host activities according to the needs and dreams of the community. The “PLAY” concept was the central aspect of this social responsibility project; therefore, students from the İzmir University of Economics (İUE) collaborated with children and stakeholders -the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) and Izmir Chamber of Commerce (İZTO)- to design various aspects of the mobile urban module, including graphic identity, service-system strategy, interior design, and product design. We believe that children need to be primary actors in their own education life and raise their voices in the situations and decisions that affect them.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Co-design , Mobile Urban Module , Local Community , Interactive Education , Spatial-Service Design

Etik Beyan

The author has obtained informed consent from all participants.

Teşekkür

The authors would like to thank İzmir Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) managerial staff, Municipality's Climate Change and Zero Waste Department; İzmir Chamber of Commerce (İZTO) managerial staff, the following professional committees in İZTO; fabric professional committee; garment materials, and machinery professional committee; carpet, floor and wall coverings professional committee; furniture professional committee; electrical equipment and installation professional committee; advertising and organization professional committee; architecture professional committee; plastic professional committee; Izmir University of Economics (İEU), Faculty of Fine Arts and Design managerial staff, designers and 11 children who took part in the design process.

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