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In the Information Age, it is becoming crucial to understand the socio-technological factors and their possible outcomes so as to fulfill the upcoming spatial needs of the society. Thus, it is aimed to put forward how socio-spatiality is changing along with the developments in new information and communication technologies (nICTs) in the twenty-first century, and how socio-technological factors are affecting urban space in terms of the formation of new urban functions/uses or spaces that will habit/suit/house these dynamics within the city. The outcome of the study shows that there are three phases by which urban (public) space is expected to change according to the impact of socio-technological factors.

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Urban regeneration provides an opportunity for the development of sustainable settlements. However, it is important to emphasize that unless there are observable criteria, the target of implementing statements of national vision and strategies considering both sustainability and urban regeneration is not fully accomplished. The main aim of the present study was to propose indicators for sustainable urban regeneration and potential policy instruments. Following a review of the literature, the 2 parallel processes-establishment of sustainability and urban regeneration-were combined in a conceptual framework that includes criteria regarding the 3 pillars of sustainability under certain themes. The importance of the study lies in the proposal of indicators for sustainable urban conservation and policy instruments that may be developed in further studies, with the intention of introducing legislation regarding these issues.

This study aims to reveal the relationship between the social structure and urban pattern in a specified urban area by means of the socio-spatial dialectic. To understand the circumstances behind this dichotomy, analyses were conducted on two intertwined subjects - social structure and morphology - as part of a case study of the historical core of the Kad?k?y district in Istanbul, Turkey. Based on the findings, some inferences, depending on the predefined social and morphological components, are made about changing socio-spatialities in the given place by means of time-spacesociety relations. The results show that each socio-cultural group brought their own culture and adapted their physical environment according to their basic needs, and that culture has a restrictive and explanatory effect on the formation of space. In addition, population growth and the adaptive capacity of society to external forces demanding change in the urban space also turn out to unavoidably affect the development scheme of the morphological character of the area.