İZMİR VE YAKIN ÇEVRESİNDEKİ SU PARKLARIN MEKANSAL ÖZELLİKLERİ YÖNÜYLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Su parkları, özellikle son yıllarda turizm aktivitelerinin yoğun olduğu turistik yerleşimlerde dikkat çeken yeni

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Su Parkı, Peyzaj Tasarımı

EVALUATION OF AQUAPARKS IN IZMIR AND ENVIRONS IN THE CONTEXT OF SPATIAL FEATURES

Aquaparks, in recent years, have become one of the new remarkable recreational spaces in the touristicsettlements. They have been developed as to respond the increasing necessity of recreation and to improve therecreational space alternatives.This research has been carried out to display the recreation potential of aquaparks by examining their spatialcharacteristics and by considering their contributions to tourism the development strategies have been figuredout.Within the frame of this purpose, 4 aquaparks which are located into Izmir and its near environs were chosen ascase areas. Analyzing the situational and physical structures of the aquaparks, the spatial content was examined.The case areas, in the light of the information taken from the aquapark administrations and the visitors, wereevaluated according to the administration – user – designer approach.As a result of the study; it has been observed that they have not yet completed the spatial development requiredby the activity areas however they are very important for tourism by both locational and recreational features.

Keywords:

Aquapark, Landscape Design,

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