A research on the used of equipment elements on the whole Erzurum city

ABSTRACT MsC Thesis A RESEARCH ON THE USED OF EQUIPMENT ELEMENTS ON THE WHOLE ERZURUM CITY Pervin Kuşkun Atatürk University Institution of Natural Science Principal Science of Landscape Architecture Consultant : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Yılmaz Equipment elements are vital landscape elements of modern cities. This study was carried out in Yakutiye, Yenişehir, Yıldızkent and Dadaşkent quarters to determine the present condition, efficiency, function and aesthetic characteristics (color, texture, shape, measurement etc.) of the equipment elements (such as surrounding elements, paving, illumination, bus stops, phone cabinets and street furniture etc.). As a result of the study it was determined that the equipment elements are insufficient amount, randomly located, not functioning properly, having not much contribution to the aesthetic appearance and inappropriate to the regional conditions. It was also found that the use of equipment elements was affected by not only climatic conditions but also socio-economic structure. They are heavily used in certain streets and parks in the city centre and used in arteries in Yıldızkent, Yenişehir and Dadaşkent quarters. The views of the people were determined through standard questionnaires completed with 300 randomly selected interviewees. Some at the parameters were evaluated statistically. In this study some suggestions were made according to the study results. 2002, 142 pages Key Words; The equipment elements, city outdoor area, city identity, city aesthetics, Erzurum.