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Introduction of a spatio-temporal mapping based POE method for outdoor spaces: Suburban university campus as a case study

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Introduction of a spatio-temporal mapping based POE method for outdoor spaces: Suburban university campus as a case study Gocer, Ozgur; Gocer, Kenan; Basol, Altug M.; Kirac, M. Furkan; Ozbil, Ayse; Bakovic, Mujesira; Siddiqui, Faizan P.; Ozcan, Baris Outdoor spaces are important to sustainable cities because they establish a common identity for social life by improving quality of urban living. The relation between outdoor spaces and building groups, competency, use period, and interaction of micro-climatic factors are needed to be investigated from a holistic approach. Unfortunately, the limited and narrow scoped POE studies on outdoor spaces make an overall assessment without causality relation. Other existing studies in outdoor spaces are mostly grouped under the headings such as; user satisfaction, space syntax and behavioral mapping, and biometeorological assessments. The intention of this paper is to introduce a new post-occupancy evaluation (POE) method integrates these studies focusing on various problems in outdoor spaces using spatio-temporal mapping. The comprehensive methodology applied in this research attempted to overcome some of the shortcomings of related studies by conducting a longitudinal study (during a year, as opposed to a few days) and also by objectively analyzing the associations of user behavior and physical attributes as well as the configurational properties of the campus layout. With this method, outdoor spaces can be evaluated in the context of the interaction between the physical environment and its users' behavior and activities, level of satisfaction and perceptions of comfort. The method has been applied on a suburban university campus in Istanbul, Turkey. The main courtyard of the campus has been subjected for map creation and result discussions. Basol, Altug/0000-0002-7289-7246; Kirac, Furkan/0000-0001-9177-0489; WOS:000448091500012

Understanding the role of urban form in explaining transportation and recreational walking among children in a logistic GWR model: A spatial analysis in Istanbul, Turkey

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Understanding the role of urban form in explaining transportation and recreational walking among children in a logistic GWR model: A spatial analysis in Istanbul, Turkey Torun, Ayse Ozbil; Gocer, Kenan; Yesiltepe, Demet; Argin, Gorsev This study aims to examine associations between urban form factors generally, and street network configuration in particular, and walking for different purposes among children in Istanbul, Turkey. Parents of randomly selected students (ages 12-16) at 20 middle schools (N = 917) completed questionnaires about their socio-economic characteristics and the frequency of their children's walking for recreational and for transportation purposes in their neighbourhood during a typical day. The environment around 400 m of participants' homes was evaluated through GIS-based parcel-level land-use data and segment-based street connectivity measures calculated using space syntax techniques. Logistic geographically weighted regression models were estimated to measure the desired associations while adjusting for socio-economic characteristics. Results demonstrate a marginal association between urban form measures and walking behaviour but only in certain peripheral parts of the city. More importantly, increased directional accessibility, which identifies the extent to which more street length is accessible within few direction changes, is associated with higher odds of recreational walking in particular areas where a strong differentiation between scales of street connectivity structure is evident such as a supergrid of primary roads with inserted organic local streets. In addition, children residing in neighbourhoods with reduced residential density and increased commercial and recreational activities are more likely to walk for transportation purposes. The findings of this study demonstrate that the one-size-fits-all approach may not effectively encourage walking. Urban areas tend to have varying qualities that need to be handled uniquely, and therefore targeted rather than blanket interventions regarding the design of neighbourhoods around schools and homes may be beneficial in supporting walking behaviour of children. Yesiltepe, Demet/0000-0003-2409-6687; WOS:000510953900038

Differences in Occupants' Satisfaction and Perceived Productivity in High- and Low-Performance Offices

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Differences in Occupants' Satisfaction and Perceived Productivity in High- and Low-Performance Offices Gocer, Ozgur; Candido, Christhina; Thomas, Leena; Gocer, Kenan This paper reports the results from a dataset comprising 9794 post-occupancy evaluation (POE) surveys from 77 Australian open-plan offices. This paper specifically focuses on a sub-set of 20 offices (n = 2133), identified from ranking 10 offices each, with the least (n = 1063) and highest (n = 1070) satisfaction scores, respectively. The satisfaction scores were evaluated on the basis of seven factors (i.e., building/office aesthetics and quality, thermal comfort and indoor air quality, noise distraction and privacy, personal control, connection to outdoor environment, maintenance and visual comfort, and individual space). Using the POE survey data from 20 offices, regression analyses and two-way ANOVA tests were carried out to understand the differences in occupants' satisfaction and perceived productivity arising from open-plan offices. According to the statistically significant regression analyses results, it was identified that building/office aesthetics and quality (beta = 0.55, p < 0.001) and noise distraction and privacy (beta = 0.33, p < 0.001) were the two strongest predictors contributing perceived productivity in low-performance offices. Two-way ANOVA test results for the 10 high-performance offices indicate that the perceived productivity was strongly associated with the office's physical configuration, the employees' working experience, and the working hours at that office. gocer, ozgur/0000-0002-3978-440X; Thomas, Leena/0000-0003-0707-9260; Candido, Christhina/0000-0002-1966-657X; WOS:000487653800010

The effects of transportation modes on campus use: A case study of a suburban campus

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

The effects of transportation modes on campus use: A case study of a suburban campus Gocer, Ozgur; Gocer, Kenan [No Abstract Available] WOS:000458836000005