Evaluation of Graduate Theses of Landscape within the Disaster-Prone Country of Turkiye

Nebahat Kalkan*, Fatma Aycim Turer Baskaya

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Abstract

21st century: It brings disasters with increasing types, frequencies, and sizes. In today’s world, where studies on sustainability have become a priority, every professional discipline has responsibilities and must determine strategies for how their profession will evolve. This study discusses the status of landscape architecture and urban design disciplines in disaster-prone Turkiye. To determine future strategies in education policies, it is necessary to decide on the current situation, especially the approaches in graduate education. In this context, determining the relationship between theses, which are the production of graduate education studies, and disaster-related issues is critical. In this study, a 9-stage evaluation method is defined. 22 disaster types were determined through literature reviews and expert opinions from the Landscape Architecture professional discipline. Considering the beginning years of graduate education in Landscape Architecture departments, a total of 2397 master’s and doctoral theses conducted under the disciplines of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design between 2002 and 2023 were examined. The total number of theses and the rates produced regarding thematic disaster types were examined quantitatively according to years, keywords, universities, faculties, and global and national developments. (scrutinize) In this context, during the examinations, it was determined that there were deficiencies and inadequacies in the number and content of the theses, and general solution strategies for the future were introduced to eliminate these problems in the graduate theses examined. Graduate theses should be done in quality and quantity, providing innovation and having applicable and sustainable values.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-29
Number of pages14
JournalStreet Art and Urban Creativity
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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Keywords

  • Disasters
  • Education Strategies
  • Graduate Education
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Turkiye

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