Ataol is an urban planner & researcher & designer specialized in participatory urban research and collaborative urban planning with children. Her research analyses how cities can benefit from participatory approaches for better inclusive and just development & management. Her experience includes collaborations with non-professional groups as well as professional groups, such as local governments, NGOs, and foundations within the fields of evidence-driven policymaking and participatory urban planning & management toward creating inclusive and sustainable cities for all.
She holds a Ph.D. in Urbanism & Urban Architecture and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Maastricht University. Additionally, she shares the editorship of Media+Book Review at Children, Youth and Environments journal.
PUBLICATIONS:
- Towards Education for Urban Circular Development in Secondary Education (2023 - IN PRESS)
- Co-generating Urban Knowledge with Children in Istanbul: Children as Urban Investigators and Problem Solvers. Youth and Environments (2023) LINK
- Cities for Children: Supporting Capabilities of Children and Caregivers through Participatory Urban Planning Research, Ph.D. Thesis, TU/e (2022). LINK
- Towards Inclusive Urban Environments for Infants and Toddlers: Assessing Four Urban Neighborhoods in Istanbul with Mothers. Children & Society (2022). LINK
- The Inability of Turkey and Istanbul in Institutionalization of Children’s Participation in Urban Planning: A Policy Analysis Study. Children & Society (2022). LINK
- Supporting Urban Childhoods: Observations on Caregiver Use of Public Spaces from Istanbul (TR) and Pune (IN). Bernard van Leer Foundation (2020). LINK
- Children’s Participation in Urban Planning and Design: A Systematic Review. Children, Youth and Environments (2019). LINK