Assoc. Prof. Didem Dizdaroğlu (PhD)

Vice Head of The Department

Scientific Focus Areas: Landscape Planning, Ecology, Sustainability and Energy, Geographic Information Systems

Email: dizdaroglu@itu.edu.tr

Address: Taşkışla, Faculty of Architecture, 122C

Web Page: https://research.itu.edu.tr/en/persons/dizdaroglu

Didem Dizdaroğlu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture, at Istanbul Technical University. She received her BSc and MSc in Landscape Architecture from Istanbul University and Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey, respectively. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Urban Planning, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. Her PhD. This thesis focuses on developing a parcel-level sustainability assessment index using ArcGIS and SPSS software to assist policymakers and planners in investigating the impact of urban development on ecosystems and proposing effective environmental policies for sustainable urban development. She is the recipient of the QUT’s Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in 2013. She carried out research at the University of New South Wales as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from 2015 to 2016. She has published numerous articles and papers in journals, books, and conference proceedings. One of her co-authored publications received the Largest Number of Highly Cited 2015 Papers in Web of Science Award.

EMPLOYMENT

2023 - Contd.

Assoc. Prof. (PhD)

İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi

Department of Landscape Architecture

2015-2016

Visiting Scholar

New South Wales Üniversitesi

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

2014-2023

Asst. Prof. (PhD)

Bilkent Üniversitesi

Department of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture

2009-2011

Teaching Assistant

Queensland University of Technology

Department of Landscape Architecture

EDUCATION

2013

PhD

Queensland University of Technology

School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Urban Planning

2005

Master’s Degree

Istanbul Technical University

Landscape Architecture

2003

Bachelor’s Degree

Istanbul University

Landscape Architecture

PUBLICATIONS

Dizdaroglu, D. (2023). A conceptual approach for Ankara’s cultural heritage: Atatürk Orman Çiftliği, Journal of Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04222-9
Dizdaroglu, D. (2022). Designing a Smart, Livable and Sustainable Historical City Center, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 148(3). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000868
Dizdaroglu, D. (2022). Developing Design Criteria for Sustainable Urban Parks, Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 69-81. https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n1-7
Dizdaroglu, D. (2022). Assessing women's satisfaction, safety and use in urban parks: A case study of Ankara, In Aksoy, Yıldız and Duyan, Efe (Ed.) Contemporary Issues in Architecture and Urban Planning: Architecture and Exploration, Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center (DAKAM), Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 71-87. ISBN: 978-625-7034-29-6
Dizdaroglu, D. (2022). Investigating the Experience of Urban Gardening: A Case Study of Çankaya Urban Agriculture Hobby House, In Demirel, Öner and Düzgüneş, Ertan (Ed.) Landscape Research-II, Livre de Lyon, Lyon, France, pp. 25-42. ISBN: 978-2-38236-289-1
Dizdaroglu, D. (2019). Measuring Residential Sustainability Performance: An Indexing Approach, International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 22, No. 1/2, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSD.2019.104717

AWARDS

QUT Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award

INSTITUTIONAL CONSULTANCIES

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Research Programs – (2018-present)
The Turkey Spatial Strategy Plan Preparation Project II. Stage (completed)
“Ankara Green City Action Plan” organized by ARUP design company (completed)
Human Rights Cities workshops and a student design competition, in collaboration with Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), Çankaya Municipality and Bilkent University (completed)
The Çankaya Healthy Streets Project, supported by “UN-Habitat - A Better Urban Future Programme” (completed)
The Nature and Cities Project, supported by “Civil Society Dialogue Between the EU and Turkey Programme” (Completed)

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