A Method of Analysing Urban Image: Lessons from Kastamonu

This study is about the research method of perception experiment of a settlement. The study displays the role of topography, scale, nature and mode of circulation as environmental peculiarities as well as personal characteristics such as gender, level of education, duration of residency in the perception procedure of the city. The article explains how and to what degree one could benefit from this study of methods and techniques of urban image and mental map researches.

Keywords: Perception; gender differences; Kastamonu; urban image

Yerle�melerde �maj Analizi Konusunda Bir Y�ntem: Kastamonu �rne�i

Nilg�n �. ERKAN¹, Zekiye YENEN¹
Y�ld�z Teknik �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, �ehir ve B�lge Planlama B�l�m�, �stanbul

Bu �al��ma bir yerle�menin nas�l alg�land��n�n ara�t�r�lmas�na ili�kin bir y�ntem denemesini anlatmaktad�r. �al��mada topografya, �l�ek, doku gibi kente ili�kin �zelliklerin yan�s�ra cinsiyet, e�itim d�zeyi, ula��m tipi ve yerle�mede ya�ama s�resi gibi kenti alg�layan�n ki�isel �zelliklerinin kent alg�s�n� nas�l etkiledi�i ortaya konulmaktad�r. Ortaya konulan y�ntem denemesinin Kastamonu kenti arac�l��yla �rneklendi�i makalede kentsel imaj ve zihinsel haritalar ile ilgili ara�t�rmalarda ifade edilen y�ntem ve tekniklerden benzeri �al��malarda nas�l ve ne �l��de yararlan�labilece�i de a��klanmaktad�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Alg�lama; alg�lamada cinsiyet; Kastamonu; kentsel imaj

Nilg�n �. ERKAN, Zekiye YENEN. A Method of Analysing Urban Image: Lessons from Kastamonu. Megaron. 2010; 5(2): 67-81

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