ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF OPEN PLACE PERFORMANCE ON USERS' SATISFACTION USING POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION

Authors

  • Doruk Görkem Özkan Karadeniz Technical University
  • Duygu AKYOL Karadeniz Technical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15320/ICONARP.2021.161

Keywords:

Urban open space, Place attributes, Place satisfaction, Post-occupancy evaluation

Abstract

Purpose

The current article aimed to investigate the effects of functional, social, and perceptual performance dimensions of coastal open place environmental attributes on place satisfaction. In this context, it aimed to develop suggestions for increasing the place performance levels in order to improve the place satisfaction.

Design/Methodology/Approach

The general framework of the research design was determined by evaluating the functional, social and perceptual features of the place by the users (using post-occupancy evaluation method) and determining the place performance and place satisfaction. Survey questions within this scope; It is structured under two main headings: functional, social and perceptual features of the place and place satisfaction. Each item was measured on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree). Participants were randomly selected from the Arsin coastal park users. The surveys were conducted with 243 people on weekdays and weekends.

Findings

The study findings demonstrated that there was a positive and significant correlation between the spatial performance level and place satisfaction using the developed model. It was observed that the environmental factors that affected the place satisfaction included functional, social, and perceptual factors, respectively. It was determined that socio-demographic factors did not affect place satisfaction, while the frequency of occupancy had a positive impact on place satisfaction. Research Limitations/Implications

The present study focused on the functional, social, and perceptual dimensions of environmental properties. Thus, considering the diversity of environmental properties, it could not be claimed that the present study methodology and findings revealed all environmental dimensions that affect satisfaction.

Social and Practical Implications

In the present study, spatial performance data were obtained with post-occupancy evaluation and the factors that affected the satisfaction levels with Arsin Coastal Park (ACP) were investigated. Thus, the present study findings could be considered as very important for urban designers, planners, and administrators.

Originality/Value

There are studies in the literature that evaluated urban open place satisfaction. However, there are no studies that investigated the effects of open place performance criteria on place satisfaction using the post-occupancy evaluation (POE) method.

Keywords: Urban open place, place attributes, place satisfaction, post-occupancy evaluation

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Author Biographies

Doruk Görkem Özkan, Karadeniz Technical University

Doruk Görkem Özkan received his BSc in Landscape Architecture from Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) in 2008. Also he received his MA (Post occupancy evaluation in urban open spaces: a case study of Trabzon coast line) and Ph.D. (The effects of campus open space environmental attributes on place attachment: the case study of KTU Kanuni Campus) in Landscape Architecture from Karadeniz Technical University in 2012 and 2017, respectively. Currently, he is a Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Planning and Design the Karadeniz Technical University and his research interests include landscape design,  environmental psychology, place attachment, pro-environmental behaviour. He is a member of KTU Environmental Problems Research and Application Center, Natural structures and landscape working group.

Duygu AKYOL, Karadeniz Technical University

Duygu Akyol received her BSc in Landscape Architecture from Ege University in 2012 and Master Education was completed in Dokuz Eylül University City and Regional Planning Department in 2015. Currently, she is continuing her PhD education at Karadeniz Technical University Landscape Architecture Department and she is a Research Assistant at Karadeniz Technical University. Her research interests include landscape design, urban design and planning and geodesign

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Özkan, D. G., & AKYOL, D. (2021). ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF OPEN PLACE PERFORMANCE ON USERS’ SATISFACTION USING POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION . ICONARP International Journal of Architecture and Planning, 9(1), 317–337. https://doi.org/10.15320/ICONARP.2021.161

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