dr. O. (Özlemnur) Ataol

Courses:

BSc in Spatial Planning and Design

• Urbanism Atelier
• Spatial Design Atelier (Coordinator)
• Spatial Design Atelier v.NextGenCircular (Coordinator) (2025-2026)
• Spatial Design Standards and Conditions

MSc in Society, Sustainability, and Planning

• Living Lab Sustainable Places

MSc in Environmental and Infrastructure Planning

• EIP Living Lab
• Co-design Methods & Methodology (Coordinator)

Ph.D. Theses Supervision:

• 2026 - 2030 | Vibe-designing with Youth for Inclusive and Climate-Responsive Urban Decision-Making: Exploring Sociological, Professional, and Institutional Dimensions of GenAI in Participatory Design |PhD researcher: Elifnaz Kancan | Team: Dr. Ataol, Dr. Hanna, and Dr. van Dijk

Master's Theses Supervision: Children in the City Research Group

2025-2026

• Design Decisions in German Playgrounds: Unstructured Play, Sustainability, and Constraints, by Lucienne Reinhardt, MSc in Society, Sustainability & Planning
• Everyday Streets through Children's Eyes: Negotiating Mobility and Lived Experience on School Routes, by Dieke de Lange, MSc in Society, Sustainability & Planning
• A Nice Place to Live: How Young Adults Reframe Climate Adaptation through Liveability, by Stian Terra, MSc in Society, Sustainability & Planning
• Learning to Care: Gender-sensitive Urban Design and the Reclaiming of Care for Women, by Yara Khan, MSc in Environmental and Infrastructure Planning (Designing Spatial Transformations track)

2024-2025

• Children’s Perception of Climate Adaptation: Theorising Environmental Responsiveness in Dutch Teenagers, by Merle Aarnink, MSc in Spatial Sciences (Research)
• Accessing Opportunities for Children’s Unstructured Play: An Investigation of Environmental Affordances and Parents’ Perception of Unstructured Space, by Amé van de Geer, MSc in Society Sustainability and Planning

2023-2024

• Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Technologies in Facilitating Children's Participation in Urban Planning and Design: A Swiss Case Study, by Ioana Teodorescu, MSc in Society Sustainability and Planning
• Making Space for Skateboarding in Groningen: Assessing the Needs of the Skateboarding Community in Groningen and the Municipality's Efforts to Meet Them, Cameron Ohlson, MSc in Society Sustainability and Planning
• The Family-Friendly City: How to Create More Inclusive Urban Living Environments? by Tineke Kauffmann, MSc in Society Sustainability and Planning