Evaluation of Schoolyards with Ecological Indicators: Kilis Case, Turkey
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2019
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Schoolyards are important components of open-green spaces that shape the physical structure of cities and contribute to citizens from ecological, social and cultural perspectives. These areas are potential educational environments where children and young people can develop their physical, social, emotional and mental skills, and they also act as the key actors to acquire environmental awareness. Designing these areas according to some ecological indicators to have better open-green field qualifications for school gardens in the cities and better relationships with nature is extremely important for contributing to the urban ecosystem and the multifaceted development of the users. The most important indicators are green field ratio, naturalness value of the plants used and vegetation variety. This study examines the open and green areas of 58 schools (8 kindergartens, 36 primary schools, 14 high schools) in Kilis city center within the framework of these indicators. The results show that the amount of open-green areas per person in all schools is below the standard. In the study area, primary schools have the least ratio of green areas and the least amount of green areas per person while high schools have the highest ratio of green spaces. The average naturalness score in all schools is over 60%, but vegetation diversity in schoolyards is insufficient. As a result of the study, it was determined that schoolyards in the city have deficiencies regarding their contribution to urban ecosystem, healthy development of children / young people and establishing relations with nature. So, some suggestions were produced in this context.
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Iğdır Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
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