Vandalism in public spaces

Vandalism In Public Spaces Urban open area plans within the whole urban design are plan, considering the natural and environmental factors. In addition to this, the society is studied from its socio economic, socio-cultural and demographic perspectives. Negligence one or some of the factors studied throughout this process or their improper study leads to a great amount of financial damage and unpleasant appearances from the aesthetic point of view. In connection with these deficiencies, the problem of vandalism, which has been degrading the visual quality of cities and also negatively affecting urban landscape, has been chosen as the topic of research. With this research, causality relationships have been established in the example of the city Trabzon by calling attention to the existence of vandalism in the urban open areas. With this study, it has been examined if it would be possible to prevent the post- implementation flows by taking precautions at the designing stage and so to minimise the losses of material, time, productivity power and finances. This research has been carried out by means of observation in three chosen sample parks in Trabzon- Adnan Kahveci Parkı, Ahmet Şener Parkı and 100. Yıl Parkı-Key Words: Vandalism, Urban Open Area, Public Space, Park, Planning Criteria.