Perver Baran
PB
Bio
Education
Ph.D., Urban Planning, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Master of Urban Planning, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Kiril i Methodij, Skopje, Yugoslavia.
Current Research Interests
- Built environment and health
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Immersive virtual environments
Recent Courses Taught
- GIS 515: Cartographic Design
- GIS 520: Spatial Problem Solving
Publications
- Augmented reality participatory platform: A novel digital participatory planning tool to engage under-resourced communities in improving neighborhood walkability , CITIES (2023)
- Classification of tree forms in aerial LiDAR point clouds using CNN for 3D tree modelling , International Journal of Remote Sensing (2023)
- Spatially disaggregated simulation of interactions between home prices and land-use change , ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE (2022)
- Neighborhood Dynamics and Long-Term Change , GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS (2020)
- Modeling restorative potential of urban environments by coupling viewscape analysis of lidar data with experiments in immersive virtual environments , LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING (2019)
- Rural tourism microentrepreneurs’ self-representation through photography: a counter-hegemonic approach , Rural Society (2019)
- An exploratory study of perceived safety in a neighborhood park using immersive virtual environments , Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (2018)
- Exploring perceived restoration potential of urban green enclosure through immersive virtual environments , JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (2018)
- Spatial distributions and use patterns of user groups in urban forest parks: An examination utilizing GPS tracker , URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING (2018)
- Can trail spatial attributes predict trail use level in urban forest park? An examination integrating GPS data and space syntax theory , URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING (2017)