BİNGÖL KENTİ YEŞİL ALT YAPI PERFORMANSININ “SOSYAL TASARIM YAKLAŞIMI” DOĞRULTUSUNDA DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

To be able to meet the expected function from the green areas, they must be handled within the system integrity across the city. ‘The Green Infrastructure System’ is based on the understanding that urban green areas must be connected to natural systems and other open spaces with the green corridors plays a very important role in performing its ecological, aesthetic, recreational, and economic functions. On the other hand, the ‘Social Design Approach’ based on determining the needs of the beneficiary in physical spaces and gaining user satisfaction is considered important. In the research, in the line with the social design approach, the green infrastructure performance of Bingöl city and user satisfaction was analyzed. As a data collection tool, a survey form was created. In order to evaluate the green infrastructure performance, 16 success criteria were determined by using Delphi technique. The survey was applied to 658 people by using a simple random sampling method. In the analysis of the survey results, in addition to basic statistical methods, the preferences of the participants according to individual characteristics were analyzed with the method of correspondence analysis. For the green infrastructure performance of the city, in the evaluation made over 5 points, results were obtained between 1.86 and 2.59 points, with an average of 2.12 points. It was found that the participants use the green areas intensively, and they prefer passive recreational more and especially the individuals over 51 use the green spaces to walk their children, the individuals between 21-35 to do sport and jogging, the middle-income individuals to rest and relax and the male participants to engage social activities. According to the physical measurements and observations, it was found that the amount of the green areas of the city does not meet a planned the ‘green infrastructure’ system and despite the green area of 7,6 m per person, this cannot provide the user satisfaction. In the research, various suggestions were made to strengthen the green infrastructure of the city and ensure beneficiary satisfaction. Suggestions such as increasing the quality and quantity of existing green spaces, providing functionality in line with user needs, and putting additional city parks into service in order to ensure equal opportunity in access to green areas come to the fore.