Dr Demet Yesiltepe

PhD

School of Architecture and Landscape

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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D.Yesiltepe@sheffield.ac.uk
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Dr Demet Yesiltepe
School of Architecture and Landscape
Arts Tower
Western Bank
91Ö±²¥
S10 2TN
Profile

 Demet is an urban planner and designer whose research focuses on the built environment and active travel. She completed her bachelor's and master's degrees in Istanbul, Turkey, before completing her PhD in Newcastle in 2021. In her PhD thesis, she investigated the relationship between wayfinding and environmental factors. During her studies in Newcastle and Turkey, Demet participated in research projects investigating the relationship between health, active travel and the environment, including contributing to a REF Impact Case Study-2021. She also engaged in teaching activities and organised workshops, such as an introductory session to the Space Syntax. Before coming to 91Ö±²¥, Demet worked as a postgraduate researcher with the Beyond Imagination group at Lancaster University. She is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of 91Ö±²¥ on the EPSRC-funded SATURN project (Supporting Active Travel Using Road-lighting at Night), led by Prof Steve Fotios and Dr Jim Uttley in collaboration with the University of Leeds. Their work involves the quantitative analysis of cycling traffic flows and requires the analysis of extensive data sets and night-time lighting measurements.

Qualifications
  • PhD (Architecture)
  • MSc (Urban Design)
  • BSc (Urban Planning-Hons)
Research interests

Active travel, wayfinding, landmarks, health

Publications

Journal articles

  • Yesiltepe D, Conroy Dalton R & Boyko C (2024) . Journal of Transport & Health, 38, 101866-101866. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yesiltepe D (2023) . Cognition, 236(2023). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coutrot A, Manley E, Goodroe S, Gahnstrom C, Filomena G, Yesiltepe D, Dalton RC, Wiener JM, Hölscher C, Hornberger M & Spiers HJ (2022) . Nature, 604(7904), 104-110. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yesiltepe D, Conroy Dalton R & Ozbil Torun A (2021) . Cognitive Processing, 22(3), 369-410. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yesiltepe D, Ozbil Torun A, Coutrot A, Hornberger M, Spiers H & Conroy Dalton R (2021) . Spatial Cognition & Computation, 21(1), 39-66. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Özbil A, YeÅŸiltepe D & Argın G (2020) . Journal of Transport & Health, 16, 100823-100823. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Özbil Torun A, Göçer K, YeÅŸiltepe D & Argın G (2020) . Journal of Transport Geography, 82, 102617-102617. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ozbil A, Argin G & Yesiltepe D (2016) . International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 4(2), 67-84. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Fotios S, Uttley J, Yesiltepe D & Balela M () . PLOS ONE, 19(10), e0311964-e0311964. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rybarczyk G, Ozbil A, Yesiltepe D & Argin G () . Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 239980832311616-239980832311616. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yesiltepe D, Pepping R, Ling FCM, Tempest G, Mauw S, Janssen M & Hettinga F () . Frontiers in Public Health, 10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rybarczyk G, Ozbil A, Yesiltepe D & Argin G () . SSRN Electronic Journal. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ozbil A, Yesiltepe D, Argin G & Rybarczyk G () . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1), 286-286. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ozbil Torun A, Yesiltepe D, Erten S, Ozer O, Gurleyen T & Zunbuloglu E () . Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning, 1(1), 84-102. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ozbil A, Gurleyen T, Yesiltepe D & Zunbuloglu E () . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(10), 1846-1846. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Yesiltepe D (2023) , Future Home (pp. 101-109). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yesiltepe D, Dalton RC, Torun AO, Hornberger M & Spiers H (2020) , Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 76-87). Springer International Publishing RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Yesiltepe D, Fotios S, Uttley J & Balela M (2023) Darkness is a greater deterrent to cycling in suburban than in city centre locations. Proceedings of the 30th Session of the CIE RIS download Bibtex download
  • Balela M, Uttley J, Fotios S & Yesiltepe D (2023) Using a case-control method to explore the impact of lighting on cycle rates: Investigating the choice of case and control time periods.. Proceedings of the 30th Session of the CIE RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yesiltepe D, Dalton RC, Torun AO, Noble S, Dalton N, Hornberger M & Spiers H (2020) (pp 111-121) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yesiltepe D, Dalton RC, Ozbil Torun A, Coutrot A, Hornberger M & Spiers H (2020) (pp 95-107) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yesiltepe D, Dalton R, Ozbil A, Dalton N, Noble S, Hornberger M, Coutrot A & Spiers H (2019) Usage of landmarks in virtual environments for wayfinding: Research on the influence of global landmarks. 12th International Space Syntax Symposium, SSS 2019 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ozbil A, Gurleyen T, Zunbuloglu E & Yesiltepe D (2018) Characterizing the activity-friendly built environment using space syntax: Associations of space syntax measures, street-design attributes and land-use characteristics on pedestrian flows. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, Vol. 15(10) (pp S164-S164) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yesiltepe D & Kubat AS () . Proceedings 24th ISUF 2017 - City and Territory in the Globalization Age, 27 September 2017 - 29 September 2017. RIS download Bibtex download

Other

  • Steve F, Jim U, Yesiltepe D & Maan B (2024) Cycling in the dark. RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Dalton RC, Wiener J, Yesiltepe D, Adams A, Dalton N, Spiers H & Hornberger M (2023) , Center for Open Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Coutrot A, Manley E, Goodroe S, Gahnstrom C, Filomena G, Yesiltepe D, Dalton RC, Wiener JM, Hölscher C, Hornberger M & Spiers HJ (2020) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group

Teaching activities

In addition to her research, Demet gives lectures and workshops at the 91Ö±²¥ School of Architecture (SSoA) and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, including the Behaviour in the Built Environment module (ARC61001) and  Dissertation (TRP6406)  modules. 

She supervises the Sustainable Design Thesis Projects (ARC6990) of two Masters students and leads their research on wayfinding and landmarks in outdoor urban environments.

Professional activities and memberships
  • Member of Determinants of Physical Activities in Settings (De-Pass).
  • Member of CIE technical committee DR4-54: Lighting for cyclists.
  • Member of several mailing groups, including the Space Syntax and the Urban-Geography Forum.

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