A Global Perspective on Quality of Urban Life: A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Quality Criteria

The concept of urban design is a set of planning and design principles that shape the aesthetic quality and physical order of urban spaces. It also ensures that cities are sustainable, effective and livable. The key to creating livable and healthy cities is to determine the principles aimed at incr...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pelin Keçecioğlu Dağlı, Denanti Nur Iwani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alanya Üniversitesi 2025-07-01
Series:Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journal.iccaua.com/jiccaua/article/view/721
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849428911538044928
author Pelin Keçecioğlu Dağlı
Denanti Nur Iwani
author_facet Pelin Keçecioğlu Dağlı
Denanti Nur Iwani
author_sort Pelin Keçecioğlu Dağlı
collection DOAJ
description The concept of urban design is a set of planning and design principles that shape the aesthetic quality and physical order of urban spaces. It also ensures that cities are sustainable, effective and livable. The key to creating livable and healthy cities is to determine the principles aimed at increasing the quality of urban space and to make these principles measurable. This study aims to identify the criteria used to evaluate urban spatial quality, examine how these criteria are applied in cities from different countries, and assess the overall quality of urban life. Within the scope of the research, the concept of “Quality of Urban Life” (QoUL) was addressed and QoUL was evaluated in the selected cities. The urban spatial quality criteria were determined based on a literature review and integrated into the evaluation form. At the conclusion of the study, a comparative analysis was conducted between cities in terms of QoUL criteria and a general framework was presented regarding the spatial quality of cities. Ultimately, this research contributes to the development of objective measurement methods for urban quality assessment and offers a guiding framework to enhance the livability of cities.
format Article
id doaj-art-2dac33b1ec4a48fa9f8b60bc9bdb200d
institution Kabale University
issn 3023-7009
language English
publishDate 2025-07-01
publisher Alanya Üniversitesi
record_format Article
series Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA
spelling doaj-art-2dac33b1ec4a48fa9f8b60bc9bdb200d2025-08-20T03:28:32ZengAlanya ÜniversitesiProceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA3023-70092025-07-018110.38027/ICCAUA2025EN0295A Global Perspective on Quality of Urban Life: A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Quality CriteriaPelin Keçecioğlu Dağlı0Denanti Nur Iwani1Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Bartın University, Bartın, TürkiyeDepartment of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School, Bartın University, Bartın, Türkiye The concept of urban design is a set of planning and design principles that shape the aesthetic quality and physical order of urban spaces. It also ensures that cities are sustainable, effective and livable. The key to creating livable and healthy cities is to determine the principles aimed at increasing the quality of urban space and to make these principles measurable. This study aims to identify the criteria used to evaluate urban spatial quality, examine how these criteria are applied in cities from different countries, and assess the overall quality of urban life. Within the scope of the research, the concept of “Quality of Urban Life” (QoUL) was addressed and QoUL was evaluated in the selected cities. The urban spatial quality criteria were determined based on a literature review and integrated into the evaluation form. At the conclusion of the study, a comparative analysis was conducted between cities in terms of QoUL criteria and a general framework was presented regarding the spatial quality of cities. Ultimately, this research contributes to the development of objective measurement methods for urban quality assessment and offers a guiding framework to enhance the livability of cities. https://journal.iccaua.com/jiccaua/article/view/721Quality of Urban Life; Spatial Quality; Urban Design; Livable Cities; Sustainable Urbanization.
spellingShingle Pelin Keçecioğlu Dağlı
Denanti Nur Iwani
A Global Perspective on Quality of Urban Life: A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Quality Criteria
Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA
Quality of Urban Life; Spatial Quality; Urban Design; Livable Cities; Sustainable Urbanization.
title A Global Perspective on Quality of Urban Life: A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Quality Criteria
title_full A Global Perspective on Quality of Urban Life: A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Quality Criteria
title_fullStr A Global Perspective on Quality of Urban Life: A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Quality Criteria
title_full_unstemmed A Global Perspective on Quality of Urban Life: A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Quality Criteria
title_short A Global Perspective on Quality of Urban Life: A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Quality Criteria
title_sort global perspective on quality of urban life a comparative analysis of spatial quality criteria
topic Quality of Urban Life; Spatial Quality; Urban Design; Livable Cities; Sustainable Urbanization.
url https://journal.iccaua.com/jiccaua/article/view/721
work_keys_str_mv AT pelinkececiogludaglı aglobalperspectiveonqualityofurbanlifeacomparativeanalysisofspatialqualitycriteria
AT denantinuriwani aglobalperspectiveonqualityofurbanlifeacomparativeanalysisofspatialqualitycriteria
AT pelinkececiogludaglı globalperspectiveonqualityofurbanlifeacomparativeanalysisofspatialqualitycriteria
AT denantinuriwani globalperspectiveonqualityofurbanlifeacomparativeanalysisofspatialqualitycriteria