An Evaluation on Participatory Design Model - 20 Neighbourhood 1 Kartal: Neighbourhood Action Plan

The inclusive design considers whole human diversity (although it is mostly mentioned about human life, inclusive design approach considers also about all living creatures) with their whole characteristics (capability, language, culture, way of life, age, gender, etc.) This consideration can be included in all areas of life such as products, services, spaces, environments, etc. Within these, space is one of the most fundamental areas, because people spend all their time and carry out all their activities in spaces; in the meantime, spaces are the most difficult ones to replace due to their long lifecycle and relatively high cost. Hence, the quality of space plays a vital role in an individual’s life for a long period of time. To sustain well-being in this long period of time the user’s opinions of design should be considered. This can be achieved by practicing a commonly known design model: participatory design. In this paper, as a local participatory design project, we researched TAK Karta1 NAP (Neighbourhood Action Plan). Interviews have been conducted with the architects and organizers of this project. The aim of this study is to examine the NAP process in Turkey and to find out some data that set up a substructure for future work. Keywords: participatory design, neighbourhood action plan, ‘Kartal’, ‘TAK Kartal’, ‘Kentsel Strateji’

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978-1-944214-31-9