Türkiye Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri Dergisi

Yazarlar: Sezen TÜRKOĞLU, Fatih TERZİ

Konular:Mühendislik

Anahtar Kelimeler:Digital Public Participation,Urban Design,Geo-questionnaires,Public Participation GIS,Taksim Square

Özet: The growing complexity of urban development has required the development of new and more capable strategies. In addition, there are demands for an enhanced role in urban planning from an increasingly powerful citizenry. Since current public participation methods are ineffective at gathering useful information regarding sustainable urban development, new data-sourcing techniques that learn directly from the experiences and preferences of citizens are required. This has led to greater interest in new digital public participation methods, such as the use of online geo-questionnaires with mapping capabilities, which can be tailored to local contexts and allow large groups to engage and have their views represented. This paper explores the role of Digital Public Participation Tools (DPPTs) to foster public participation in urban design practices through an empirical study of Taksim Square, a major center of Istanbul. The conceptual results of this research illustrate how digital public participation tools may be effectively integrated into urban design practices, while the empirical findings reveal the possible input of digital public participation tools in achieving a participatory approach towards urban design.

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