Changes to Urban Form in Eastern Mediterranean Port Cities: Formation and Transformation of the Çamlıbel Neighborhood in Mersin

Ünlü, Tolga

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93662-8_14

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“…The morphological research on Turkish cities has been growing in the last two decades, and has accelerated after the foundation of the Turkish Network of Urban Morphology in 2014. Among them, fringe-belt studies are getting more attention (Ünlü, 2013;Kubat and Gümrü, 2014;Hazar and Kubat, 2015;Ünlü and Baş, 2016;Kubat, 2019;Ünlü and Baş, 2019;Hazar and Özkan, 2020).…”

Section: Reflections On the Study Of Mersin Turkeymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Located along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, Mersin began to emerge at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and in almost two centuries it evolved into a metropolitan city from a coastal village comprising 'a few huts on the shore' (Beaufort, 1818). Its transformation into a prominent port city in the region has been subject to a series of studies (Selvi Ünlü, 2009;Selvi Ünlü and Göksu, 2018;Selvi Ünlü and Kayam, 2019;Selvi Ünlü andÜnlü, 2009, 2012;Yenişehirlioğlu, 2010;Yenişehirlioğlu et.al., 2019) and morphological research (Ünlü, 2013 andÜnlü and Baş, 2016Ünlü and Baş, , 2017Ünlü and Baş, and 2019.…”

Section: Reflections On the Study Of Mersin Turkeymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Its growth from scratch to a metropolitan region during the last two centuries makes Mersin a compelling city for morphological investigations. Research on the urban form of Mersin has been explored elsewhere (Ünlü, 2013 andÜnlü and Baş, 2016Ünlü and Baş, , 2017Ünlü and Baş, and 2019, concentrating on specific concepts and processes of the historico-geographical approach. The present study considers the Conzenian approach.…”

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Historico-geographical approach in the study of urban form: roots, development and reflections in the study of Mersin, Turkey

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2021

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This study focuses on the emergence and development of historico-geographical approach that is systematized by M.R.G. Conzen in the mid-twentieth century through his studies of English cities. The background of historico-geographical approach was discussed in a detailed way. And the ideas of M.R.G. Conzen was examined in many early and recent studies. This study aims to identify the philosophical background of historico-geographical approach throughout its historical development and seeks to answer whether it would be appropriate to adopt the basic concepts and principles of investigation to the Turkish cities, with a focus on the city of Mersin. The research on the urban form of Mersin was uncovered before in elsewhere, but they were concentrated on the specific concepts and processes of historico-geographical approach. This study aims to reveal the comprehensive framework to investigate a city from a Conzenian view. The study on Mersin revealed that the urban growth pattern of the city brought about amalgamation of inner and middle fringe belts, and occurrence of an 'umbrella fringe belt', while dialectical interaction of morphological agents resulted in emergence of morphogenetic types in the interplay of building and plot patterns.

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Section: Reflections On the Study Of Mersin Turkeymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Reflections On the Study Of Mersin Turkeymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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