Türkoğlu, HandanKoramaz, Elif Kısar2019-09-182019-09-182010https://hdl.handle.net/11467/2989Residential quality is shaped due to the residential environments’ physical and social attributes and residents’ evaluations for these attributes. Urban green areas are regarded as essential spatial and functional components of residential environments. Urban green areas contribute in residential environments’ quality through their environmental effects and recreational facilities. The level of their contribution to residential quality depends on green areas’ individual characteristics and the relationship between the residential environment and green areas. This paper aims to determine urban green areas’ contribution to residential quality through investigation of the relationships between urban green area attributes and residential quality in residential areas of Istanbul. Within this context, the study is held in residential areas of Istanbul, those differentiate in their socio-economic and spatial structures. Green area attributes and residential quality indicators are measured through a social survey in order to examine the actual neighbourhood characteristics and citizens’ evaluations for their environment and green areas. The study depicts the pattern of relationships between green areas and residential environments in different residential areas of Istanbul, while it reveals the determinant, throughs which green areas contribute in residential quality. Findings of the study lead urban planning and design policies in order to improve the role of green areas in the context of residential quality, in Istanbul.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUrban Green AreasResidential SatisfactionResidential QualityConference Object