Evaluation of Models Used in Environmental Aesthetics and Proposing a New Model in the Context of Biophilia

Yıl 2020, Sayı: 23, 75 - 86, 23.01.2020

Saeideh Abdollahi , Hilmi Ekin Oktay

https://doi.org/10.17484/yedi.626883

Cited By: 2

Öz

The relationship, interaction and connection between
human and nature are evident in today's modern society. Because people lived in
nature in the past, they existed with the nature they live in. Due to the fact
that our current lives are surrounded by technology, people now exist within
the concept that we call human environments.

People interpret their environment in terms of aesthetics
and adaptation to user conditions. This aesthetic assessment has been studied
in recent years under the name of environmental aesthetics. The relationship
between human and life demonstrates it’s meaning in the ‘Biophilia’ hypothesis.
Biophilia is considered that people are producing and nurturing ideas,
interpretations and evaluations with an innate tendency towards the nature in
which they live and exist, both cognitively and instinctively. In this article,
five models evaluated by researchers on environmental aesthetics have been
examined as a result of literature surveys. As a result, new models have been
tried to be developed in the context of biophilia hypothesis according to
criticized or confirmed points.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Environmental Aesthetics, Biophilia, Environmental Aesthetics Models

Çevre Estetiğinde Kullanılan Modellerin Değerlendirilmesi ve Biyofilya Bağlamında Yeni Bir Model Önerisi

Öz

İnsan
ve doğa arasındaki ilişki, etkileşim ve bağ günümüzün modern toplumunda açık
bir şekilde görülmektedir. Eskiden insanlar birebir doğa içinde yaşadıkları
için, yaşadıkları doğayla var olmaktaydılar. Günümüzdeki hayatımızın
teknolojiyle sarmalanması nedeniyle insanlar artık insani çevreler dediğimiz
kavram içerisinde var olmaktadırlar.

İnsanlar
yaşadıkları çevreyi estetik anlamda ve kullanıcı şartlarına uyum çerçevesinde
yorumlamaktadırlar. Bu estetik değerlendirme son yıllarda çevre estetiği adı
altında çalışılmaktadır. İnsan-yaşam arasındaki bağ, ‘Biyofilya’ hipotezinde
anlam kazanmaktadır. Biyofilya İnsanların yaşadıkları ve var oldukları doğaya
karşı, gerek bilişsel, gerek içgüdüsel olarak doğuştan gelen bir eğilimle
fikirler, yorumlar ve değerlendirmeler üretip beslemekte oldukları anlamında
değerlendirilmektedir. Bu makalede literatür taramaları sonucu çevre estetiği
konusundaki araştırmacıların değerlendirdiği beş modeli incelenmiştir, sonuç
olarak eleştirilen veya doğrulanan noktalara göre, biyofilia hipotezi
bağlamında yeni modeller geliştirilmeye çalışılmıştır. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Çevre Estetiği, Biyofilya, Çevre Estetiği Modelleri

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