Perver Baran
Perver is a Teaching Associate Professor of GIS with the Center for Geospatial Analytics and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management and an affiliated faculty in the PhD in Design Program in the College of Design. Perver’s research improves our understanding of how natural and built environments contribute to active living, health, quality of life, and sustainability. In particular, her most recent research utilizes GIS, space syntax, and immersive virtual environments to understand how urban, neighborhood, and open space environments support physical activity, park use, safety, neighborhood resilience, and quality of urban life. Perver teaches Spatial Problem Solving, Cartographic Design, and MGIST Professional Portfolio. She holds PhD and Masters degrees in Urban Planning and a Bachelor of Architecture degree. Beyond research and teaching, Perver enjoys gardening, reading, and traveling with her family.
Roles
Publications
- Urban park pathway design characteristics and senior walking behavior (2017)
- Social and environmental factors related to boys' and girls' park-based physical activity (2015)
- Residents' perception of cultural activities as quality of life in Istanbul (2015)
- Park use among youth and adults: Examination of individual, social, and urban form factors (2014)
- Does intelligibility affect place legibility? Understanding the relationship between objective and subjective evaluations of the urban environment (2012)
- Park-based physical activity among children and adolescents (2011)