KAMU HİZMETLERİNİN KENTSEL YAŞANABİLİRLİK ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: BEYLİKDÜZÜ ÖRNEĞİ

OZET Kent ve toplum birbirini tamamlayan temel etmenlerdir. Kentlerde yasayan insan gruplarinin sosyo-ekonomik gelisimleri, kent fonksiyonlarinin gelisimini zorunlu kilmaktadir.  Dunya genelinde yasam standartlarinin artiyor olmasi, insanlarda daha iyi bir cevrede yasama istegini gelistirmis ve yasanabilirlik kavraminin ortaya cikmasinda rol oynamistir. Gunumuzde yasanabilirlik, ulasim, egitim, guvenlik, saglik, cevre kalitesi gibi gostergeler ve bunlarin altinda pek cok sosyo-ekonomik ve kulturel degisken kullanilarak sosyoloji, psikoloji, cografya, ulasim, saglik bilimleri, vb. birbirinden farkli yaklasim ve metodolojilere sahip olan sosyal ve mekânsal disiplinler tarafindan ele alinan bir konu haline gelmistir. Beylikduzu yakin bir gecmise kadar Istanbul metropol alanin icerisinde yer alan kentsel donati ve yerlesim acisindan bakir bir alan olmasina karsin 1990’li yillarin sonundan itibaren hizli bir kentsel gelisim gostermis, kentin onemli cazibe merkezlerinden biri haline gelmistir. Bu calismada, Beylikduzu Ilcesi’nde kentsel yasanabilirlik ve kamu hizmetleri iliskisi incelenmistir. Buna gore Beylikduzu Ilcesi’nde egitim, saglik ve guvenlik hizmeti vermekte olan kamu kurum ve kuruluslari nitelik ve nicelik olarak ele alinmistir. Calisma kapsaminda ilce sakinlerine yonelik anket uygulamasi gerceklestirilmis, resmi kurum raporlari ve istatistiklerinden yararlanilmistir. Sonuc olarak bu calismamizda belirlenen kamu hizmetlerinin kentsel yasanabilirlik uzerindeki etkileri degerlendirilmistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Yasanabilirlik, Kamu Hizmetleri, Beylikduzu, Istanbul . ABSTRACT The city and society are complete each other. Socio-economic development of urban population, requires the development of urban functions. Standards of living are rising across the globe and people desire to live in a better environment. This has played an important role in the emergence of the concept of livability. Today, livability is a research topic for many social and spatial scientific disciplines which has different approaches and methodologies, such as sociology, phycology, geography, transportation and health science, with variety of indicators, such as accessibility, education, safety, environmental quality, and many other social, economic and cultural variables. Beylikduzu is a district which is located within Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality responsibility area. This area was an open space until late 80s. Now, it is an attraction area for both businesses and residential by the effects of rapid urbanization which has started late 90s. In this study, relationship between urban livability and public services have been investigated in Beylikduzu. Public institutions that provides education, health and safety services were addressed by their qualitative and quantitative features. A survey was conducted with residents of the district. Also, official reports and statistical data were used. The study was concluded with the evaluation and discussion about impacts of public services on urban livability. Keywords: Livability, Public Services, Beylikduzu, Istanbul.