Forthcoming Special Issue: Turkey, Urbanism and the New Habitat
In the last century, Turkey has undergone many urban issues as a consequence of the increasing urban population and heterogeneous quality, the expansion of urban areas, the intensification of developments within existing cities and towns, and the continued proliferation of the high rise and other intensive building types which have compelled the deterioration of overall character in cities along with the loss of natural and social-cultural resources. The multiplicity and complexity of the design and planning issues found in Turkish cities and the emerging challenges of different natures have stimulated us to compose this special issue. I am delighted to put it in order as the first issue of Ekistics and the New Habitat following a pause of thirteen years in the journal’s history.
The current special issue, following a thorough evaluation process, has compiled seven articles that address different planning and urban design issues around the generic themes of urban and landscape development, sustainability, urban public spaces, liveability and imageability, with varied research methods and case studies on Turkish cities.
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