Abdullah Eren Demirel

Gazi University · Faculty of Architecture

The idea of community in sociospatial studies, which emerges from territorial explanations rooted in rural settlements, has becomeless well defined due to urbanization. In the complex structure of modern cities, while community can be generally consideredin terms of the social networks of members, the territorial dimensions of living environments p...

Bu çalışmada biyopolitik bir araç olarak kentlerdeki soylulaştırma süreçleri incelenmektedir. Kapitalist düzen, sermaye akışını sürekli kılabilmek adına değişen koşullara göre kendini yeniden üretmiş ve bu yönde çeşitli iktidar araçları geliştirmiştir. Fordist ekonomiden neoliberal ekonomiye uzanan süreçte bu araçların etki alanın merkezinde nüfus...

Since the proclamation of the Republic, the city form of Ankara has developed in various directions. The development of the new city center hosting the ideals and principles of the Republic was followed by a rapidly increasing population, which resulted in squatter settlements. This continued with decentralization and suburbanization towards the we...

As a collective entity, urban memory is a social phenomenon that is (re)constructed and transformed through layers in the social environment. While the city becomes a multilayered structure with the transformations of the spaces over time, it is possible to face the reality that the traces of collective memory might have been erased, and the city's...

Kentler zamanla kendi doğal süreçlerinde gelişebildikleri gibi, dış etkenlerin yönlendirmeleri de olabilmektedir. Özellikle ideolojik yaklaşımların yönlendirmesi, kent formunda varolan düzenin görmezden gelinerek yeni bir yapılaşmanın başlamasına ve sonuç olarak birbiri ile kopuk kent fragmanlarının oluşmasına sebep olabilir. Heterotopik düzen olar...

Urban growth and population increase have been major driving forces for cities, combined with an expanding heterogeneous sociocultural structure. The growing trends in urbanization pose massive challenges of inequalities and exclusions, primarily observed in housing. While housing was initially a sociocultural product involving users, it has transf...

Toplumsal yaşamın bir yansıması olan sokaklar kenti tanımlayan en önemli mekansal oluşum-lardandır. Birçok yüzey ve yapı ile tanımlanan çok boyutlu dinamik alanlar olan sokaklar, her kullanıcı tarafından fiziksel ve duyusal olarak farklı derecede deneyimlenir. Buna karşın, kentin oluşumu ve düzenlenmesi üzerine söz sahibi olan kurumlar ve aktörlerd...

With the growing multi-layered and diverse structure of contemporary societies, the notion of inclusivity has become more influential and critical in shaping many fields, including the design of human environments. Based on the conceptual ground of equity, diversity and accessibility, the emphasis is on equal opportunity for diverse individuals to...

The world has been predominantly urban, and the urban population is expected to double by 2050. While this situation poses massive sustainability challenges regarding housing, essential services, infrastructure, and more, growing inequalities, economic exclusion, and socio-spatial segregation have persisted. This fueled the recent global studies th...