and living in the same city, those places are a part of their life. They are visiting those places among other places in the city for different purposes; fun, shopping, and even for their architectural observations. Thus, they can be the best quality users of the place.
and interactive. And both are same in continuity, attractiveness, and diversity. According to the overall result, students realize that Girne Gate is more successful than Venetian Column. (See: Table 2.) 3. CONCLUSION
The procedure started with six different places in the old city. (Girne Gate, Venetian Column, Buyuk Han, Selimiye Mosque, Arasta St. and Border Square). They started basic analysis for these places then two successful places among those were selected by them and they started to analyze those two in detail. In one stage, a questionnaire base on the PPS research was prepared for them and they were trying to analyze and compare places by filling those.
By investigating the relationship between youth and urban places, it is important to highlight the role of place, placemaking and youth, and their impacts on each other. As it has been discussed the most important attributes in defining an urban place are: Sociability, accessibility, and activity. At the same time the successful places in view of youth are those which are: Vital, friendly, cooperative, and readable.
Figure 10. The location of two successful places in walled city, Nicosia Table2. The result of the analysis of two successful places from Girne, Cyprus
Sociability
Uses and Activity
Comfort Access and and Linkage Image
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Readable Accessible Proximity Walkable convenient Continuity Connected
Charming Sittable Clean Safe
Attractive
Active Real Vital Useful Fun
Indigenous
Friendly Cooperative Neighborly Pride Interactive Welcoming Diverse Stewardship
Girne Gate % 96.88 34.38 68.75 96.88 81.25 93.75 90.63 93.75 50.00 40.63 37.50 87.50 68.75 87.50 100.00 62.50 43.75 21.88 90.63 90.63 31.25 78.13 43.75 90.63 50.00 56.25
Venetian Culumn % 93.75 71.88 62.50 84.38 78.13 93.75 59.38 53.13 78.13 43.75 81.25 87.50 84.38 90.63 75.00 59.38 81.25 68.75 78.13 84.38 25.00 59.38 81.25 84.38 50.00 53.13
According to the survey, Girne Gate is more readable, walkable, convenient, connected, charming, vital, useful, friendly, cooperative, neighborly, pride, welcoming and stewardship than venetian column. Yet venetian column is more accessible, sittable, clean, safe, active, fun, indigenous,
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