Abstract Cities are dynamic, nonlinear complex systems and processes evolving in an ongoing continuity (Yetişkul, 2017); therefore, requires different research approaches to understand the complex structure it possesses beyond linear, descriptive research. Hence, instead of seeking an answer to the …

Planning Patterns and the Effects of Local Stakeholders in Urban Transformation: The İzmir Case* Detaylar »

Abstract Cities are open and complex systems that constitutes of perpetually evolving, dynamic, non-linear processes adaptive to various circumstances and emergencies [1]. Contemporary planning literature, attracting attention towards the distance between theory and practice diverges from more statutory and formulised …

Experiencing Participatory Processes through Urban Transformation Projects: Local Impacts and Cultural Inputs from İzmir* Detaylar »

Abstract Increase in the number of academic studies trying to explain cities by complexity science from the 1990s, is not only a coincidence (Batty, 2005; Portugali, 2000). There, planning, as a serious yet unpredictable ‘game’ full of challenges (de Roo …

Understanding Cities and Planning through Complexity: Settlement Pattern Changes via Urban Transformation Projects in Izmir, Turkey* Detaylar »