Project description
Paving the way to better public spaces in cities
Access to public open spaces (POS) in cities is essential for health, well-being, and environmental resilience. Unfortunately, poor urban design limits who can reach them. Traditional methods often overlook how the layout of buildings and streets shapes access. With this in mind, the EU-funded Morpho-POS project will explore how urban form affects both the physical and perceived accessibility of POS. Focusing on Ankara, Türkiye, it combines urban morphometrics, GIS analysis, interviews, and machine learning to identify barriers and opportunities in diverse neighbourhoods. The project aims to guide equitable urban retrofitting and inform policy. Its findings support inclusive planning and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goal on accessible public spaces.
Objective
Public open spaces (POS) offer multifaceted social and ecological benefits for public health and environmental sustainability. Urban form conditions, namely the arrangement of buildings and streets, significantly influence POS accessibility, necessitating a shift from simple metrics to a holistic understanding of how morphology promotes or hinders POS access. This project investigates the influence of urban morphology on POS accessibility and the alignment between objectively measured accessibility and the perceptions of various users. Despite growing research on POS, significant knowledge gaps remain: 1)lack of morphological focus on POS, 2)limited integration of objectively measured and perceived accessibility, and 3)scarcity of research in developing cities. To address these, this study aims to: 1)explore how urban form qualities influence POS accessibility, 2)investigate alignment between objectively measured and perceived POS accessibility across user groups, and 3)develop policy recommendations for equitable POS-oriented retrofitting strategies in rapidly developing urban contexts, using Turkey's capital Ankara as a case study. The project employs an innovative mixed-methods approach, integrating cutting-edge urban morphometrics, GIS-based accessibility analysis, and qualitative go-along interviews. Advanced machine learning techniques and statistical analysis will identify distinct urban form types (UFT) and their relationship to POS accessibility. This data-driven analysis will be complemented by nuanced insights into users’ perceived accessibility, bridging quantitative measurements with lived experiences.The project offers a novel integrative framework to understand POS accessibility and evidence-based policy recommendations for POS-oriented urban retrofitting. The project contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 11.7 emphasizing inclusive and accessible public spaces, and offers valuable insights for urban planning practices across EU and globally.
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-TALENTS-02
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06800 BILKENT ANKARA
Türkiye
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