Sustainability, Conservation and Ecology in Spatial Planning and Design, Prof. Dr. Murat ÖZYAVUZ, Editör, Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., Berlin, ss.761-773, 2022
University campuses around the world are rapidly developing and changing
in terms of both educational infrastructure and creating living spaces. With this change,
there is a need for more design and planning in campus landscapes. In parallel with this,
long and short- term plans should be put forward. For example, studies should be carried
out at the scale of the master plan, and the sub- scale studies should proceed by this
plan. In this study, the Van YYU campus landscape development, which has a 40- year
history and settled on a large area of 720 ha in terms of land size, has been examined
under different headings. In this context, the current situation of the campus, the use
of the campus and its surroundings, the building construction dates, the general landscape
situation, the general landscape design approach, and the open and green space
qualities have been examined and presented with visual maps. It has been observed
that the connections between open green spaces and buildings in the campus landscape
are weak, these connections have been strengthened with the projects implemented in
recent years, and open green spaces providing functional use have been added. It has
been observed from the past to the present that the campus landscape designs have not
progressed within the framework of a certain concept, and it has been observed that
the use of open green spaces has been tried to be created by making additions to the
surroundings of the buildings made in line with the needs in general. However, it has
been determined that studies such as the master plan study and joint open green space
planning made in recent years contribute to creating a holistic concept in landscape
designs for the university at this point.