Public space networks as a guide to sustainable urban development and social life
A case study of Muğla, Turkey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19500635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Serif Hepcan (0000-0001-5672-9106, Ege University), Adnan Kaplan (0000-0002-0603-5795), Bülent Özkan (0000-0002-4319-7582), Erhan Vecdi Küçükerbaş, Erhan Küçükerbaş (0000-0001-8039-1862), Emine Malkoç Yiğit, Hatice Sönmez Türel (0000-0002-2346-5615) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 375-389 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4509 • E-ISSN: 1745-2627 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504500609469687 |
| OpenAlex | W2035278818 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
This study examines the possibility of designating and implementing a citywide public space network, constituted of randomly dispersed and not interrelated public spaces and greenways across the city of Muğla. Although Muğla is a major coastal province, with worldwide tourism districts, the city centre falls behind other settlements in terms of quality of social life, physical layout, economic investment and tourism revenue. In 2001, the local government commissioned the Department of Landscape Architecture of Ege University to prepare a comprehensive master plan towards achieving a corporate public space network, as well as development strategies to ameliorate the previous failures. The master plan developed a blueprint for the citywide network and addressed each existing or potential public space and greenway as integrated components of the network. The process involved short-, medium- and long-term action from the local government to achieve the physical layout and efficiently implement phases of the network. As a guide for other small or medium urban settlements in Turkey, a model proposal was derived from the study to address formulation, implementation, and management of the network in order to create a sustainable urban development. Keywords: PUBLIC SPACE NETWORKURBAN GREENWAYSMASTER PLANSMUGLA CITY
Architectural engineering · Blueprint · Business · Civil engineering · Development plan · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Human settlement · Local government · Political science · Public space · Revenue · Sustainable development · Tourism · Urban planning · Engineering · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Public Administration · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis · Urban Green Space and Health · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |