TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of rapid urbanization on the morphology of historical Istanbul
T2 - Üsküdar district case study
AU - Kivilcim, Cemal
AU - Duran, Zaide
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Istanbul, one of the world's leading metropolises, with over 14 million inhabitants, has seen rapid population growth and rapid, unplanned urbanization over the past 100 years. In addition to these changes the city has also seen sudden developments in urban construction infrastructure and built areas since the 1950's. With technological advancement in building construction and the obvious need to reconstruct and replace many of the existing building stocks due to expected earthquake cycle, the city is in yet another phase of rapid change. It is important to understand the changes in the urban environment and how they affect the lived environment of the city. In this study, GIS and remote sensing methods are used to explore changes that have taken place, using the neighborhood of Üsküdar as an example. This study provides examples of how urban planners can understand the existing environment to help future planning in Istanbul neighborhoods, especially in terms of expanding green-space.
AB - Istanbul, one of the world's leading metropolises, with over 14 million inhabitants, has seen rapid population growth and rapid, unplanned urbanization over the past 100 years. In addition to these changes the city has also seen sudden developments in urban construction infrastructure and built areas since the 1950's. With technological advancement in building construction and the obvious need to reconstruct and replace many of the existing building stocks due to expected earthquake cycle, the city is in yet another phase of rapid change. It is important to understand the changes in the urban environment and how they affect the lived environment of the city. In this study, GIS and remote sensing methods are used to explore changes that have taken place, using the neighborhood of Üsküdar as an example. This study provides examples of how urban planners can understand the existing environment to help future planning in Istanbul neighborhoods, especially in terms of expanding green-space.
KW - Environmental change
KW - Environmental policy
KW - Historical areas
KW - Social infrastructure
KW - Urbanization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84928167484&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84928167484
SN - 1018-4619
VL - 24
SP - 14
EP - 18
JO - Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
JF - Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
IS - 1
ER -