Climate-Responsive Design Principles in Winter City Urban Public Open Spaces: A Case Study in Erzurum, Aziziye District

dc.authorid0000-0002-8126-3069
dc.contributor.authorMikaeili, Mahshid
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-08T15:16:03Z
dc.date.available2026-02-08T15:16:03Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractLivability is an important consideration when planning urban public open spaces. To increase urban livability and the potential for a variety of human activities-including necessary, optional, and social activities-in winter cities, climate-responsive urban public open spaces that encourage urban activities must be developed. Erzurum, a winter city, was selected as a case study to evaluate the relationships between climatic conditions and human outdoor activities in urban spaces. This study's methodological contributions include naturalistic observations and a descriptive examination of urban public open spaces, with a focus on soft mobility within such spaces in a neighborhood area in Erzurum. This study consists of three stages. (1) The first part defines winter cities globally, focusing on livability-related, tangible, and climate-responsive interventions in urban public open spaces. (2) The second part of this study follows the winter observation method, utilizing photographs to investigate how seasonal factors affect various kinds of outdoor activities and pedestrian systems. These photographs are presented and classified based on five key categories: street and walkway design, building access points, parking configurations, material and lighting treatments, and vegetative strategies. (3) Finally, this study uses solution-oriented thinking to provide recommendations informing climate-responsive design principles for urban spaces in Erzurum.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su17188295
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.issue18
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105017128731
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su17188295
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/6087
dc.identifier.volume17
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001581186200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzWOS_KA_20260207
dc.subjectwinter cities
dc.subjectlivability
dc.subjecturban public open space
dc.subjectclimatic design principles
dc.subjectErzurum
dc.titleClimate-Responsive Design Principles in Winter City Urban Public Open Spaces: A Case Study in Erzurum, Aziziye District
dc.typeArticle

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