Istanbul: Major transformations as a water city

F. Erkök

Istanbul: Major transformations as a water city

F. Erkök^*

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Delft University of Technology

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Abstract

This paper aims to narrate the changes that have occurred in Istanbul and that have consequently altered the very special relationship of the city with water. The city has a very unique setting due to its geographical conditions. Several breakpoints by several actors have constituted these transformations. These breakpoints can be referred as the growth of the city and insufficient transport networks, policy mistakes resulting in serious water pollutions (heavy industry at coasts), building coastal roads by filling in the water, demolishing the morphology at the cost of clearing away industry, etc. Mistakes in big scale can be seen in other parts of Turkey, like the 540 km. long continuous Black Sea coastal motorway and fillings in Izmit which have collapsed to water at the earthquake. Past mistakes should lead to a transformed vision on the issue.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Water and Urban Development Paradigms
Subtitle of host publication	Towards an Integration of Engineering, Design and Management Approaches - Proceedings of the International Urban Water Conference
Pages	175-181
Number of pages	7
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Urban Water Conference - Heverlee, Belgium Duration: 15 Sept 2008 → 19 Sept 2008

Publication series

Name	Water and Urban Development Paradigms: Towards an Integration of Engineering, Design and Management Approaches - Proceedings of the International Urban Water Conference

Conference

Conference	International Urban Water Conference
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Heverlee
Period	15/09/08 → 19/09/08

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Change
Coastal character
Coastal infill
Discontinuity
Istanbul

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Erkök, F. (2009). Istanbul: Major transformations as a water city. In Water and Urban Development Paradigms: Towards an Integration of Engineering, Design and Management Approaches - Proceedings of the International Urban Water Conference (pp. 175-181). (Water and Urban Development Paradigms: Towards an Integration of Engineering, Design and Management Approaches - Proceedings of the International Urban Water Conference).

Erkök, F. / Istanbul : Major transformations as a water city. Water and Urban Development Paradigms: Towards an Integration of Engineering, Design and Management Approaches - Proceedings of the International Urban Water Conference. 2009. pp. 175-181 (Water and Urban Development Paradigms: Towards an Integration of Engineering, Design and Management Approaches - Proceedings of the International Urban Water Conference).

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Istanbul: Major transformations as a water city

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