Exploring the Fringe-Belt Phenomenon in a Multi-Nuclear City: The Case of Istanbul

Kubat, Ayşe Sema

doi:10.15320/iconarp.2019.83

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“…Turkish cases of fringe belt analysis were carried on with a Mediterranean perspective by Ünlü andBaş (2013, 2017) confirming the umbrella fringe belt model for multi-nuclei cities. Several studies focusing on the IFB development in the nucleus of Istanbul were discussed by Hazar and Kubat (2016) in the context of green urban corridors, and later by Kubat (2019) concerning the central business district (CBD) development of the city. MFBs and OFBs of Istanbul were also overviewed by Küçük Çalışkan and Kubat (2020) on the extent of mega projects.…”

Section: Identifying Fringe Belt Development In Istanbulmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Istanbul was first shaped on the Historical Peninsula and the other two coasts facing it, known as Kadıköy and Galata, then developed linearly on the south axis of the city and expanded to the north with new centers over time. In ancient Istanbul, which was founded in the 7th century BC and called Byzantium and remained the capital city of both Roman and Ottoman empires (Kubat, 2019), the urban land was governed as the property of the emperors, in line with the socio-cultural system of that period until modern times. Istanbul was shaped around the forum in the Roman period and continued to be developed around the bazaar during the Ottoman period under the influence of Islamic culture (Kubat, 2019).…”

Section: Urban Growth In Istanbulmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tracking Morphological Agencies in the Alienated Fringe Belt Plots of Istanbul

Çalışkan

Kubat

2022

ICONARP

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Fringe belts, founded on the peripheries of the city and thereafter being embedded in urbanized areas, can transform in time. They may either modify without losing the fringe belt character or alienate by being absorbed in residential or commercial growth. Especially in large cities with strong and rapid dynamics of change, the concept of fringe belt alienation can be a focal node for monitoring the transformations. Besides the morphological aspects, it is significant to examine the agencies that play roles behind these transformations. This paper intends to make contributions to the fringe belt literature in terms of morphological agencies by analyzing the alienated fringe belt plots in Istanbul that has the characteristics of both an ancient historical city and a megacity of today. The research deals with three major subjects: Istanbul’s fringe belt development, alienated fringe belt plots by morphology, configuration and property, and agencies involved in the alienation processes. Firstly, inner, middle, and outer fringe belts of Istanbul are identified. Their formation phases are observed to put forth a typical narrative of Istanbul’s urban development. Then, alienated fringe belt plots are analyzed with four case studies. The plot development cycles are examined to reveal the relationship between the plot and the building in each case. This examination addresses the phases of the formation and the first cycle of plot development. Second cycles are observed as the result of the transformations both in form and utilization. Finally, morphological agency networks of the cases are displayed by elaborating the active agents in transformation phases. They are categorized into five groups and analyzed by a network analysis. The motivations behind the agent behavior which reflect the periodization of urban development in Istanbul are also unveiled in this paper.

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Section: Identifying Fringe Belt Development In Istanbulmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Urban Growth In Istanbulmentioning

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Tracking Morphological Agencies in the Alienated Fringe Belt Plots of Istanbul

Çalışkan

Kubat

2022

ICONARP

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“…So, the city, while it was being occupied by informal housing clusters of low-middle class migrating to the city since the 1950s on the one hand (Tas and Lightfoot, 2005;Dicle, 1983), it was also being covered by new gated communities (Kurtulus, 2011) where the residents expected a privileged urban experience that can be symbolized as a desire for "elite urbanism" (Geniş, 2007, p.773). Besides, high-rise headquarter buildings of international companies on fringe-belts (Kubat, 2019), and sky towers as residences were keeping the "urban elites" (Baycan Levent and Gülümser, 2004, p.6). The reflection of such a separation of social groups in the city had started to be symbolized more harshly in the physical space tough and vice versa.…”

Section: Body and The City Interaction Within The Context Of Globalizmentioning

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A discussion on child-friendly cities through a critique on the experience of the body

Canakcioglu

2020

DRArch

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Social changes resulting a significant shift in philosophical thinking in the renaissance brought the idea of individuality to the forefront, radically changing the social requirements and desires of individuals, the ideas of freedom of all individuals collectively, their relations with society and their environments, and also their participation in urban life. As a result of the industrialization activities, wars and migrations experienced in the twentieth century, this direct participation of the individual in the urban space was negatively affected. Especially due to globalization, the changing physical appearance and quality of life of metropolitan cities have created disconnections in human interactions with the city and their bodily experience with the environment. Monetary system which has dominated urban life, has taken business life to the forefront separating the residential fabric from the zones where business life has developed, and accordingly lively streets have been surrendered to motor vehicles over time. One of the social groups mostly affected by these changes, is the young generationchildren. The sacrificed areas in the cities, where the scale has changed radically, were usually the recreational environments, and children's play areas. Within this context, it is also mentioned in the literature that adults (politicians, planners and municipalities) easily ignore the fact that cities are also for children; the developmental characteristics of young people, their needs for age, play and experience necessary for their healthy growths are ignored. Therefore, it should be admitted that cities should have a lot to offer children. It is necessary to organize the streets, to plan the transit routes of motor vehicles, redefine new speed limits, and re-evaluate the streets to make them pedestrian-friendly again taking into account the possibility of danger to children. So, as a part of the theoretical background discussed in the context of environment and behavior theories, the debate covers how the urbanites, children in particular -very urbanite is considered as a body in this paper-are affected by the rapid change of urban space. Also, through the introduction of global models such as woonerf and home zone on how the city can regulate physical and social components that can contribute both to the socialization of adults and to children's development and freedom in relation to their own age and needs, a fruitful insight is endeavored to be provided to the potential for these kinds of practices to be implemented in metropolitan cities especially in the residential fabric.

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“…Türkiye'de çeper kuşak çalışmaları henüz yeni ve sayıca azdır; (1) İstanbul ve Barselona kentleri karşılaştırmalı çeper kuşak analizi (Hazar, 2012;Hazar & Kubat, 2015); (2) Mersin iç çeper kuşak analizi (Ünlü, 2013); (3) İstanbul iç çeper kuşak analizi (Hazar & Kubat, 2016;Kubat & Hazar, 2018); (4) Çok merkezli metropoliten şehirlerde çeper kuşak analizi (Ünlü & Baş, 2016;Ünlü & Baş, 2019); (5) Çeper kuşakların mekansal büyüme üzerindeki etkisi (Kaya & Akdemir, 2019); (6) İstanbul'un çok merkezli çeper kuşak analizi (Kubat, 2019); ve (7) Çeper kuşakların yeşil altyapı stratejileri açısından önemi . Çeper kuşak kavramı, planlama, kentsel tasarım, sürdürülebilir yönetim stratejileri ve kültürel boyutla ilişkilenerek zenginleşmektedir; ancak potansiyel bir planlama ve tasarım aracı olarak literatürde daha fazla ilgiyi hak etmektedir.…”

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Çeper Kuşakların Kamusal ve Ekolojik Değeri: İzmir Askeri Alanlar Örneği

Hazar

Özkan²

2020

Kent Akademisi

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The fringe belt concept that has been handled morphologically by urban geographers since the 1960s has recently gained increasing attention in the urban planning and design spheres. Fringe belts are the former urban peripheries that are embedded within the city in the historical process. Fringe belts continue to contain the peripheral land uses that are important for urban ecology and sustainable urban development. The fringe belt concept is crucial in order to grasp the morphological growth of the city by understanding the location, function and the significance of the fringe belts to see the effects of different planning approaches on these areas. Fringe belts often feature as urban heritages and ecological corridors and they create a buffer zone that protects natural areas against the negative effects of the city. In addition, they reduce the urban heat island effect by their frequent use of open and green areas. Yet, due to the rapid urbanization and the search for the empty lands, fringe belts are embedded within the city center and its surroundings are exposed to alienation. Fringe belt alienation should be seen as one of the basic problems of the urban development. This study focuses on the military areas that form a part of the fringe belts in İzmir and are predicted to be extramuralized in the near future. As a response to the extramuralization risk, this study evaluates the effects and potential of military areas, which form a part of fringe belts in İzmir, as open green areas on urban ecology and on public interest and this study suggests urban fringe belt planning against the possible alienation risks.

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Exploring the Fringe-Belt Phenomenon in a Multi-Nuclear City: The Case of Istanbul

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Tracking Morphological Agencies in the Alienated Fringe Belt Plots of Istanbul

Tracking Morphological Agencies in the Alienated Fringe Belt Plots of Istanbul

A discussion on child-friendly cities through a critique on the experience of the body

Çeper Kuşakların Kamusal ve Ekolojik Değeri: İzmir Askeri Alanlar Örneği

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