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

Ünlü, Tolga

doi:10.47818/drarch.2021.v2i1008

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“…Morphogenetic method, the conceptualization of historical development, terminological precision and cartographic representation are the main characteristics of the approach (Conzen, 1960;Ünlü, 2021;Whitehand, 1977Whitehand, , 1981Whitehand, , 1992aWhitehand, , 1992bWhitehand, , 2001Whitehand, , 2016. Solid evidence of the approach can be found in the work of M.R.G.…”

Section: Historico-geographical Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

An integrated framework for assessment of urban forms and their transformation

Arat¹,

Topçu²

2023

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This paper addresses an integrated framework on the basis of different urban morphological theories: histocico-geographical approach, space syntax, and the Morpho method. It includes eleven criteria focusing on the assessment of urban forms and their transformations. These criteria are the accessibility of streets, connectivity of streets, intelligibility, synergy, street block size, plot size, building coverage, floor area ratio, block-plan size based on the town-plan or ground plan; building height and total constructed area (density of buildings) based on building fabric. Sekiz Mahalle (Konya, Turkey) is used to validate the methodological procedures of this integrated framework. The implementation of the methodology enables a strong basis for how an urban area should be transformed, and what should be followed before any interventions in the urban landscape. It is argued that this methodology can provide a smoother transition of the physical form of cities. It can play a substantial role in the preparation of municipal plans and designs in which any change is needed, balancing the conservation and transformation of morphological constituents of the urban landscape.

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Section: Historico-geographical Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

An integrated framework for assessment of urban forms and their transformation

Arat¹,

Topçu²

2023

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“…Originally, morphologiwccal studies were initially not part of mainstream urban design studies but rather associated with the field of ecology and biological studies. Goethe, one of the pioneering scholars on morphology, researched the dynamic interrelation between structures within organisms rather than looking at their static nature (Ünlü, 2021). For Kropf, morphologically, one can see a city as a living organism consisting of primary elements.…”

Section: Urban Morphology Space Syntax and Historical Changesmentioning

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Configuring urban morphological changes: the case of Damascus city in the late modern era

Alsherfawi Aljazaerly,

Okyere,

Fatemi

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis paper analyses changes in the activity pattern of Damascus city from late modern era (late Ottoman rule) to the contemporary era. The research objective is to explore the impact of the socio-historical process on the evolving morphological structure of the urban core and to draw implications for post-war reconstruction.Design/methodology/approachSpace Syntax methodology was employed to trace the historical and morphological changes in the urban core of Damascus. The timeframe was divided into five periods covering the city's socio-political transformation and five maps depicting these periods. Local and global integration measures were used to analyse the changes in the urban core across each period. Normalised angular choice (NACH) measure was used to identify the changes in the city planning system.FindingsThe results revealed that the urban core corresponded to the main streets, which had socio-economic importance across history. However, introducing a new planning system influenced by Western planning ideals led to the creation of multi-morphological patterns. At the city level, the study found that the urban core was more accessible in the preplanned areas, while the organic expansion of the informal settlements was exclusive of the core area. At the local level, some informal settlements showed an intense core. Intelligibility analysis revealed that earlier periods showed considerably higher values, implying declines in the ease of navigation of the city over time.Research limitationsThis study did not account for the political, economic and cultural factors that could shape morphological changes in Damascus. In addition, the study adopted historical reference points to understand the morphological changes, as high-quality geospatial data was not available to monitor the recent post-war situation.Practical implicationsThe research findings give a foundation for a more contextualised historical understanding of spatial structure and changes, which can contribute to the post-war reconstruction and redevelopment of Damascus city.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first to trace historical spatial changes in Damascus from a space syntax approach, weaving together socio-historical and configurational studies. In doing so, it shows how historically informed and spatially aware urban planning and design policies can support policymakers and built environment professionals in planning and redevelopment.

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“…From this perspective, adaptive cycles are a well‐known subject studied by urban morphologists. The variation of building coverage at the plot level (the burgage cycle, Conzen 1960; Feliciotti 2018; Ünlü 2021) or the development cycles highlighted by Caniggia and Maffei (1979) at the settlement level, are good examples of studies on the evolution of urban landscapes in urban morphology. As cities adapt to new needs and challenges, their forms change.…”

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“…Increasing densities associated with an increase in building coverage as well as the use of vacant lots for urban agriculture patterns with decreasing densities are both adaptation dynamics. Good examples of urban adaptation are the piecemeal urban intensification patterns coupling infill development and building substitutions, like the one studied by Ünlü (2021) in Mersin, Turkey, where whole districts of single‐family houses on large plots became dense alignments of multistory buildings within the same street system.…”

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Population and Morphological Change: A Study of Building Type Replacements in the Osaka‐Kobe City‐Region in Japan

Perez,

Fusco,

Sadahiro

2024

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As cities adapt to new needs and challenges, their forms change in close relation to population dynamics. This article focuses on the link between population dynamics and the evolution of building hull types. The case study is the Osaka‐Kobe city‐region in Japan, a country globally witnessing an intense population decline. Morphometric indicators are coupled with a tree‐like classificatory model in order to label buildings into consistent classes between two different periods (2003–2004 and 2013–2014). The building class distributions and their evolutions are studied in conjunction with population censuses. Urban adaptation processes are particularly accounted for through the study of the replacement of building types. Results show that, among other things, townhouses in traditional neighborhoods are gradually being replaced by small‐size collective complexes. In far outlying areas, people are still eager to move and live in detached single‐family homes despite a global context of population decline. Finally, central places are increasingly filled by narrow almost‐adjoining towers. Relations between building types and population dynamics, detailed through maps and statistics, show that peoples are increasingly concentrating in central locations associated with specific building types, while some other peripheral locations are concerned by both a disappearance of specific building types and a population decline.

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

Cited by 3 publications

References 39 publications

An integrated framework for assessment of urban forms and their transformation

An integrated framework for assessment of urban forms and their transformation

Configuring urban morphological changes: the case of Damascus city in the late modern era

Population and Morphological Change: A Study of Building Type Replacements in the Osaka‐Kobe City‐Region in Japan

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