Fig 1 - uploaded by Gokalp Koseoglu
Content may be subject to copyright.
Source publication
Metropolitan areas need urban transformation and urban renewal in terms of their internal Dynamics. Since 1980, the İstanbul Metropolitan area has been started to urban growth, while the population was increasing and it has brought together masses that have different lifestyles and cultures. Commercial and residential areas' spatial needs and decis...
Contexts in source publication
Context 1
... is a district located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, bordered by Üsküdar from the west, Ataşehir from the south, Sancaktepe from the east and Çekmeköy and Beykoz from the north side ( Fig. 1) [4]. Ümraniye, which was founded in the late 19th century and preserved its identity like many other rural settlements of Istanbul, was exposed to intense migration after the Organized Industrial Zone was chosen in its vicinity [5]. In the periods following the establishment of the Organized Industrial Zone, new industrial sites ...
Context 2
... Food Index Analysis: Retail Food Index is a patented model named "Geographical Information System, Site Selection and Location Assessment System" [17] which is developed by Maptriks. The method used in model scoring is specified in Fig. 6 and (1). The model uses mainly two parameters while calculates the retail score of the street: commercial potential on the street and street impact area. In order to compare the scores produced as a result of the model, they are indexed between 1 and 100. The following formula is used for ...
Context 3
... located within the street catchment area (Table VII). Users are asked whether they know the street before the pedestrianization project. 83% of users in the street know the street before the Alemdağ Street pedestrianization project in 2018. According to survey results the rate of users who are satisfied with the pedestrianization project is 88% (Fig. 10). User survey information indicates that most people who come to the street know the old structure of the street and pleased with revision of pedestrianization project. The first three reasons why users are satisfied with the pedestrianization project are respectively: rate of 51% said that walking is easier, 12% said that shopping is ...
Context 4
... can be seen in Fig. 11 the reasons of users preferred to Alemdağ Street are examined: 62% of users prefer to Alemdağ Street for shopping, 21% come to the street for working and 16% prefer to Alemdağ Street for friends meeting. In order to measure the demands of the users and to see the distribution of the progress made by the sector, the users are asked ...
Context 5
... Street for friends meeting. In order to measure the demands of the users and to see the distribution of the progress made by the sector, the users are asked whether users prefer local brands or chain brands on the Alemdağ Street. 51% of users prefer chain brands because they think products are safer and more quality through brand awareness (Fig. 12). 31% of the users stated that they prefer local brands because they want to have relationships with tradespeople. 9% of the users said that regardless of the brand, they prefer the products that they like and can afford. More development is expected by users in the food & beverage and shoes sectors at Alemdağ ...
Context 6
... Alemdağ Street for the last 5 years. The tradespeople that have been on the street for more than 10 years constitute 24%. 45 (76%) tradespeople surveyed stated that there is a change in sales with the pedestrianization project completed in 2018. On the other hand, the remaining 14 tradespeople said that any change is not observed with the project (Fig. 13). Moreover, the tradespeople are asked whether there is any change in the number of users after pedestrianization. Accordingly, 54 (90%) of 60 tradespeople stated that there is a change in the number of users. More than half of the respondents (58%) are satisfied with the pedestrianization project implemented in Alemdağ Street while 42% ...
Context 7
... (58%) are satisfied with the pedestrianization project implemented in Alemdağ Street while 42% tradespeople stated that they are not convinced. When asked why tradespeople are satisfied, the larger part of people said that the visibility of stores increased considering the pedestrianization project and therefore attracted more customers (Fig. 14). Contrarily, 32% of the tradespeople that are not satisfied with pedestrianization stated that parking and logistics problems are unresolved while other 32% mentioned that the number of the customers coming from outside of Ümraniye decreased (Fig. 15). In both tradespeople and user surveys, people are asked about the environmental ...
Context 8
... increased considering the pedestrianization project and therefore attracted more customers (Fig. 14). Contrarily, 32% of the tradespeople that are not satisfied with pedestrianization stated that parking and logistics problems are unresolved while other 32% mentioned that the number of the customers coming from outside of Ümraniye decreased (Fig. 15). In both tradespeople and user surveys, people are asked about the environmental complaint about the pedestrianization project. The responses received are collected under 10 categories seen in Table VIX. The most frequent response of people is "lack of sidewalk and pedestrian road arrangements". However, "lack of green space" is other ...
