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This article aims at following the traces of the transformation of public sphere in Turkey through its manifestations on urban public spaces with the case study of Taksim Square In this attempt the article illustrates how Taksim square as a public space has been shaped by struggles between different ideologies discourses political decisions and daily activities taking place at personal interpersonal local national supranational and global scales Through this way this article also aims at understanding how these contestations at different scales are affecting people individually and collecti
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Historical cities due to its magnificent building in its context have a tremendous influence on the formation of city identity which is created through the interaction of natural social and built elements Unfortunately modernization after the industrial revolution couldnt adapt itself to the vernacular area owing to the fact that cities began to lose their identity and sense of belonging to the environment The new technology of construction lets the cities to expand itself outside but in this transformation some factors which have an influence on the identity of the city have been forgotten
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In this article the study assessed the domestication process of humankind within the frame of urbanization and power accumulation Within this framework by giving various examples from chicken farms The study expresses the authors opinions on the analogy of the liberated human beings in cities and the freerange chickens in farms It has also been tried to explain how a city acts as a human farm Cities are governed by the ones holding power similar to the farms are ruled by farmers and humans during their history of civilization have lost their right of deciding on their lives and fates agains
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This study investigates the extent to which planning standards that regulate the setbacks around domestic buildings are complied with by developers in Kenya a case study of Kisii Town Using proportional random sampling targeting seven neighbourhoods a sample of 364 was drawn from the target population of 7430 developments While checklists were used to collect data on the extent of compliance with the planning standards data were analyzed using means mode standard deviation and a onesample ttest Results established that most developments disregarded the planning standards on setbacks Hypothe
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Given the significance of green infrastructure in enhancing social economic and ecological sustainability of the built environment it is important to unearth how green infrastructure can influence proenvironmental behaviours among the urban population This research assessed the influence of green infrastructure on residents endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm NEP in Lagos Metropolis Nigeria A total of 1560 residents recruited through the multistage sampling technique participated in the survey and the data gathered were subjected to descriptive and regression analyses The participant
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Sustainable rural development is a challenging issue considering the pressure of change brought by the demands of globalisation and intensified tourism activities in rural vernacular settlements While studies in this field often focus on historical centres research on the distinctive urban and architectural identity of village development areas in rural vernacular settlements remains scarce To address this gap in the literature a field study was conducted in the vernacular rural settlement of Behramkale located in the Northern Aegean region of Trkiye The study explored the continuity of arc
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The economy can be considered as the transversal component of human activities over territories This fact can be observed from a diachronic perspective the way how architectural typologies arose through history But the relations between Economy and Architecture are not only established by the small scales but the larger ones Cities and territories evolved from compact forms till spread ones in a parallel way to the arousal of the shopping areas Urban sprawl could never be understood without these new typologies The paper is based on the keynote speech was held in the International seminar E
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This research pursued the objectives of assessing the awareness perception and levels of adherence of road users to traffic rules and regulations The study was carried out in Minna and the major signalized roads were the target of the research The research applied the survey research methodology which involves carrying volumetric count of vehicles running the red lights on the signalized routes The research therefore found out that majority of the violators of the traffic signals were the motorcycle riders closely followed by the tricycle operators the commercial vehicle owners also form a
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Colombo Sri Lankas commercial capital is a forceful creation of European colonialists who occupied the island for over four centuries Its urban structure displays the social fragmentation sought by the rulers Colombo elaborates an extraordinary process of citymaking stratified with its Dutchorigin Britishreshaping and postcolonial adaptation Proclaiming such a contested past as an inheritance requires an inclusive heritage interpretation The recent renovation of monumental buildings for potential market values and demolishing minor architecture do not display such a heritage interpretation
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The phenomenon of planning involving citizens participation in planning literature has been from the second half of the 20th century Indeed different methods and techniques have been used in the process However participatory practices are timeconsuming and negotiations are tiresome Accordingly the integration of developing digital technologies into participatory processes has been seen as a potential to reach large audiences and provide timespace independence Within the scope of this research a detailed literature review was done regarding eparticipation and ten 10 examples representing the
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