Prof. Sima Pouya, inonu university, Turkey
Prof. Sima Pouya 🌿, Ph.D., is an esteemed academic in Landscape Architecture. She completed her Ph.D. at Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey, with a GPA of 3.84/4, focusing on enhancing environments for orthopedic children at METU Eymir Lake. Her M.Sc. research on Iranian garden art earned a GPA of 3.59/4, and her B.Sc. from University of Tabriz included designing Kalambour Park. She has served as Assistant Professor and currently as Associate Professor at İnönü University’s School of Fine Arts and Design, contributing to landscape design. Her expertise bridges innovative design and cultural landscape studies. 🌳📚
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Education
Prof. Sima Pouya earned her Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture from Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey, in 2016, with a GPA of 3.84/4. Her thesis, supervised by Prof. Dr. Öner Demirel, focused on improving environments for orthopedic children with disabilities at METU Eymir Lake. She completed her M.Sc. at the same university in 2012, with a GPA of 3.59/4, studying Tabriz Gardens in Iranian Garden Art. Her B.Sc. from the University of Tabriz, Iran, in 2007, involved designing Kalambour Park.
Experience
Prof. Pouya served as Assistant Professor at İnönü University from 2018 to 2020 and has been an Associate Professor there since 2020, contributing significantly to landscape design education. 🌳📚
Research Focus
Prof. Sima Pouya’s research primarily focuses on landscape architecture with an emphasis on healing gardens and accessible design. Her work explores how landscape design can improve environments for orthopedic children and other disabled individuals, including the planning of therapeutic spaces and playgrounds. She investigates the role of urban green spaces and their importance during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Her studies also cover horticulture therapy for older adults and symbolic plant use in garden design. Prof. Pouya’s research integrates aspects of cultural landscape analysis and restorative environments. 🌳🌿♿
Publication Top Notes
- What is a healing garden? – S Pouya, Ö Demirel, Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 28 (1), 38 citations, 2016 🌿
- Doğa ile Uyumlu Fiziksel Engelli Çocuk Oyun Alanları – S Pouya, E Bayramoğlu, Ö Demirel, Mimarlık Bilimleri ve Uygulamaları Dergisi 1 (1), 38 citations, 2016 ♿
- Şifa bahçesi tasarım yöntemlerinin araştırılması – S Pouya, E Bayramoğlu, Ö Demirel, Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty 15 (1), 27 citations, 2015 🏡
- Peyzaj mimarlığında tıbbi ve aromatik bitkilerin kullanımı – S Pouya, S Demir, Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 10 (54), 17 citations, 2017 🌸
- Evaluation of urban green space per capita with new remote sensing and geographic information system techniques and the importance of urban green space during the COVID-19 pandemic – S Pouya, M Aghlmand, Environmental monitoring and assessment 194 (9), 16 citations, 2022 🌍
- Engelli çocuklara yönelik oryantiring oyunları – S Pouya, S Demir, Ö Demirel, Kastamonu Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 17 (4), 12 citations, 2017 🧩
- The role of landscape architecture on soundscape experience – S Pouya, Turkish Journal of Forest Science 1 (2), 12 citations, 2017 🎶
- Ortopedik Engelli Çocukların Iyileştirilmelerine Yönelik Planlama Yaklaşımı: ODTÜ Eymir Gölü Örneği (Ankara) – S Pouya, Ö Demirel, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Peyzaj Mimalrığı Bölümü, Doktora tezi, 12 citations, 2016 📘
- Restorative garden as an useful way to relieve stress in megacities, a case study in Istanbul – S Pouya, E Bayramoğlu, Ö Demirel, İnönü Üniversitesi Sanat ve Tasarım Dergisi 6 (13), 10 citations, 2016 🌆
- İran bahçe sanatının ve tasarım özelliklerinin araştırılması – S Pouya, Ö Demirel, Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 17 (1), 10 citations, 2016 🌹