This paper investigates the spatial distribution of shopping malls with respect to population and analyses the factors which effect the shopping mall location. According to the results, while the shopping mall space ratio is higher than population ratio in the intermediate zone, the reverse is true in the periphery. The relationships between the shopping mall space and income, population and distance to the central business district (CBD) of the locations are investigated by the use of regression analysis. The results reveal that income is the only factor affecting the location of shopping malls among those considered. In addition, three shopping malls from the inner and peripheral zones of Istanbul were analysed with respect to frequency to shopping centres and characteristics of trade areas. According to the results, the size of the catchment area of the shopping mall from the inner zone is larger then the peripheral ones due to higher accessibility with alternative transportation systems and supporting functions in its surrounding areas. The results fall within the concept of central place theory. Further research is suggested by expending the study to the other areas of the city with different characteristics to calculate their retail potential and their spatial implications.
This study is based on a research project for the urban regeneration of an old historical region in the central business district. This district, where the Golden Horn meets the Bosphorus, is known as Galata and is accepted as part of the world's cultural heritage. Although historically Galata has played a significant role in Istanbul due to its location, recently it has been deteriorating rapidly because of vandalism and lack of care. Through an objective assessment of the problems and constraints of this historic core using the Space Syntax methodology, this study has identified possible physical design solutions that could enhance functioning of the area and decrease its isolation from the surrounding areas. In creating these proposals, the fundamental aim is to turn what is currently an unpleasant, derelict area into a new active zone without losing its historical character; and to create a unified, vibrant town centre incorporating the historic core of Galata with the existing retail and the seafront area. It is believed that this study, with its use of a formal methodology and interpretation, will contribute to the latest trends of urban design and draw lessons for future policy and practice.
During the last century, the transformation of Istanbul's urban structure from monocentric to multi-centric and its rapid population growth resulted in neighbourhood patterns which are spread across a large spectrum according to their location and their cultural, socio-economic and historical backgrounds. In urban settings, the potential environment is reinterpreted by its users, and is realized through the application of the space and time-specific societal norms within the context of technological advances. The present study investigates the selected neighbourhood patterns from historical to westernized, modern, postmodern (gated) and Manhattanized forms.According to the results of the study, although some of the historical, westernized and modern neighbourhoods have been preserved to a large extent, the haphazard development of high-rise residential buildings has caused traffic congestion, pollution, an increased income gap and changes in land values, and has thus produced functional transformations in their immediate surroundings. In addition, this unnecessary increase in housing density is not only harmful for the city's famous silhouette but also for its traditional neighbourhood relationships. In order to allow a physically, economically and socially more balanced development of the city, it is necessary to control its Gülden Demet Oruç & Özhan Ertekin & Vedia Dökmeci DOI: 10.15320/ICONARP.2017.31 -E-ISSN: 2147 growth and follow a system of planned development which is not solely for the benefit of real estate investors. It is hoped that the results of the study will be useful for the urban and regional planners, policy makers and investors.
Urban technologies and smart city applications show that a new era has started in urban planning, and a new structure has been formed because of endless information flow and distribution. The participation process has also carried on a new structure with the changes. Urban living labs (ULL) is a form of experimental governance which can offer creative solutions for the problems that cities face today. The research is aimed to determine the new actors in a new era in the process of transformation while interviewing two ULLs in Turkey. Through interviews, decision-making, actualization, collaboration, and participation, processes were established. Moreover, analysis shows that the technological transformation process is currently in the digital environment rather than redound on the spatial environment in Turkey. While ULLs provide opportunities to adapt to technology, they have not become widespread or have not been identified yet to show limitations in cooperation and application.
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