Pandemi Sonrası Dönemde Kişi Başına Düşen Kentsel Yeşil Alan İhtiyacını Yeniden Düşünmek

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has re-brought forward the importance of urban open spaces. It is seen that the compact housing policies proposed to reduce carbon emissions conflict with the need for social distance in the post-pandemic era in terms of density. The need for social isolation emerged during the pandemic and the scarcity of urban open green spaces have been effective in keeping the citizens in their homes. However, cities with more open green spaces have provided the mobility of citizens since people interact less with each other. In this context, rethinking urban green space standards in the post-pandemic era is a necessity for designing healthier cities. The study examines the need for urban green space per capita in the post-pandemic era through a hypothetical model to calculate the amount of open and green space needed in cities. The model named “Post-Pandemic Green Areas” (PS-YA) has been mathematically formulated taking into personal social distance, desired distance between-groups and frequency of the use of green space. The study aims to establish a scientific basis for future research to determine the optimum need for urban green space per capita in the post-pandemic era and to improve urban green space standards. COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected daily life practices due to the need for social distance in the urban area, as in all areas of life. In this period, the importance of urban open spaces and streets was understood; and the diversity, adequacy and quality of daily activities taking place in urban open spaces and parks have started to be discussed again. The need for social isolation emerged in the pandemic era and the scarcity of urban public and open green spaces have been effective in keeping the city dwellers in their homes. On the other hand, cities with more open green spaces have provided the mobility of city dwellers since people interact less with each other. In ad-dition, it is observed that people avoided public transportation and preferred individual transportation routes in this period. People who cannot drive pri-vate vehicles have turned to walking and cycling alternatives. This situation has once again revealed the need for accessible open spaces, green corridors and bicycle paths in cities; and lead the city planners and landscape architects to research how to create more sustainable and healthy cities. the green area standard per m . for social distance