Case Of Izmir Research Articles

Motivations Influencing Relocation to the Suburbs: The Case of Izmir

The ongoing urbanization trend has led to various challenges including environmental degradation, and decreased welfare among city dwellers. While economic factors have historically been the primary driver of urban migration, recent research suggests that unplanned urbanization and the problems it brings such as decreased green spaces, traffic congestion and air pollution are gaining significance. As a result, a group of people has been relocating from urban to suburban areas, seeking an improved standard of living. This shift reflects a complex interplay of factors including demographic, socioeconomic, and sociocultural shifts. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increased interest in suburban areas due to remote work opportunities and concerns about urban living conditions. This study examines motivations for suburban living in Izmir, Turkey, focusing on Villakent neighbourhood. Through surveys and interviews with residents, it explores demographic characteristics and reasons for choosing suburban life. The research is based on the results of a sample of 123 participants of a survey questionnaire and 15 in-depth interviews. Findings have indicated that the participants’ desire for living in a house with a garden and the discomforting crowds in the city centers was the important factors in suburban relocation. In interviews, it was also revealed that the affordability of housing in the suburbs compared to city centers is also an important factor in choosing to settle in the suburbs. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on suburban relocation, and the earthquake risk in Izmir has also increased people's desire to move away from city centers. In the interviews, the preference for Villakent was discussed along with its positive and negative aspects in detail. Policymakers must consider these insights to address urban challenges and promote sustainable urban development.

Plant selection for rain gardens in temperate climates: The case of Izmir, Turkey

Rain gardens have gained importance in recent years as a green infrastructure strategy. These gardens, created to capture, filter, and absorb runoff from impervious surfaces, offer a sustainable method for addressing water-related challenges in urban areas. Incorporating rain gardens into urban areas not only addresses the challenges of heavy rainfall and flooding but also brings about ecological advantages by encouraging biodiversity, improving water quality, increasing resilience, and enhancing the aesthetic appeal of urban settings. Plant selection in rain gardens plays a crucial role in their effectiveness and sustainability. The research focused on exploring the importance of carefully choosing plants for rain gardens, aiming to help in selecting the most suitable flora and creating visually appealing, resilient, and ecologically important landscapes. For this purpose, Izmir Katip Celebi University was selected as a study area. The first step was to locate an appropriate space for a rain garden and evaluate its potential for a rain garden implementation. Next, plants suitable for a rain garden in a temperate climate were listed. Among these plants, those that can be found in Izmir were selected after contacting nurseries. Only fourteen of them were available. Utilizing the plants listed that align with the project requirements and the plant design criteria such as diverse color, high density, and proportion outlined in the literature review, a proposal for a rain garden design was recommended. Since the rain garden consists of three different zones (dry, wet, and moderate), the plants were arranged accordingly. This design was tailored to suit existing conditions, such as a temperate climate and proximity to the building. Factors like varying climate conditions or alternative rain garden placements were not accounted for in this design. Given the necessity for diverse plant selections in varying climates, research carried out across different regions holds significant value. This study, conducted in Izmir province, will enrich existing literature and provide municipalities with crucial guidance in plant selection in a rain garden project, offering valuable insights.

Impacts of COVID-19 on Travel Behaviors: The Case of Izmir

With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, passenger preferences for transportation modes and transportation management strategies have rapidly changed in the last few years. In this study, field research was conducted to reveal the behaviors and perceptions of passengers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Izmir city of Turkey. A total of 1437 participants were asked to evaluate the pre and during pandemic periods with their frequency of use for different types of transportation modes in Izmir. When the results of the study were evaluated holistically, it was revealed that the participants used environmentally friendly transportation modes such as bicycles and e-bikes more than before the pandemic and that they wanted to use them after the pandemic. Despite this, it is seen that the use of taxis and private vehicles has increased during the pandemic, especially for long-distance trips, and the use of public transport and light rail systems (LRS) in general has decreased. Nearly half of respondents (49.7%) said bus drivers did not use adequate protective equipment during the pandemic. In addition, 41.1% of the participants stated that the HES code application was not applied adequately in public transportation. In the study, it was also revealed that the practice of reducing the number of operational public transport vehicles during the pandemic was found to be negative by the participants.

Citizen science projects in the context of participatory approaches: The case of Izmir

The term "citizen science" refers to scientific activity done entirely or in part by members of the public, frequently in cooperation with or under the guidance of licensed scientists. To better manage natural resources, monitor endangered species, and maintain protected areas, decision-makers, and non-governmental organizations increasingly turn to citizen science-based programs. A broad field, citizen science, offers numerous strategies for involving volunteers in research in various ways while including a whole range of research methodologies. Thus far, citizen science initiatives have been successful in advancing scientific understanding, and the advancements made by citizen scientists give a significant amount of data globally. The subject of citizen science is spreading rapidly, and its legitimacy is increasing. It also involves enhancing scientific research by utilizing a variety of subjects and data sources. Citizen science has the potential to increase stakeholder engagement, bring in new perspectives, and foster new forms of participation. Also, many initiatives are being developed in cutting-edge scientific fields. These programs now aim to solve an urgent issue or provide an answer to a research question while simultaneously enhancing community participation in science and influencing long-term policy implementation. The study utilizes to examine the citizen science projects in Izmir, Turkey according to the concepts and categorizations in the literature review in a systematic way to understand their participation levels and their potential.

Agglomeration of population and employment in the urbanization - industrialization interaction: The case of Izmir

As production and economic activities shaped the growth of cities during the pre-industrial era, they are still the most important factors explaining modern urbanization. Economic restructuring is being reshaped with agglomeration economies, bringing spatial restructuring with it. Regional economic growth, emergence of new centers and production foci are formed in the equilibria of positive and negative externalities of agglomeration. Positive externalities do not arise solely from internal economies of scale related to factors of production such as easy accessibility in the region. It also results from external economies of scale, including economies of localization and urbanization. On the other hand, as cities grow the attractiveness of large agglomeration and advantages of economies of scale decrease. Negative externalities in the larger agglomerations may eventually lead to decreasing returns to scale in cities. Economic view of regional science and geography considers cities maintaining equilibrium between two competing forces, i.e., centripetal forces (agglomeration) and centrifugal forces (dispersion). This study examines recent agglomeration and dispersion processes in the settlement pattern from the relationship between urbanization and economic growth. To do so, we take Izmir as a case and use general explanatory variables such as population and employment. Specifically, we investigate spatial agglomeration in the Izmir city region and metropolitan area by using population and employment data of 2009 and 2019. Based on empirical results, we discuss new sub-regions, urban centers, and clustering that emerged due to economies of scale as well as positive and negative externalities of agglomeration.

Adapting Cities to Pluvial Flooding: The Case of Izmir (Türkiye)

In the coming decades, climate change will be one of the most significant challenges for urban areas. The quantity, duration and intensity of events, such as flash rains and heat waves, will increase the vulnerability of urban regions while exposing citizens to potentially dangerous conditions. According to the current literature, mainstreaming resilience in urban planning means designing rules that strengthen urban systems’ adaptive and self-regulating functions by reducing their vulnerability. In this work, we aimed to build knowledge for the application of the sponge district concept to Izmir (Türkiye), one of Europe’s most vulnerable areas to pluvial flooding. To do this, we first analyzed the runoff in each urban sub-watershed, then employed a composite index to determine potential areas of intervention for nature-based solutions. Results show that 10% of Izmir’s urban areas are extremely vulnerable to cloudbursts, which means that 40% of the urban population is exposed to this phenomenon. Moreover, the runoff calculation in the sub-watershed demonstrated that the potential flood volume is underestimated, especially in the upslope areas. The results can be used as a template to suggest a stepwise approach to mainstream the resilience of densely-inhabited coastal urban catchments.

Syrian migrant women’s participation in social activities: The case of Izmir

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Syrian migrant women’s level of participation in social activities and to highlight the differences between Syria and Turkey in the context of adaptation to society, language skills, and gender. In this qualitative study, 26 Syrian migrant women who currently live in Izmir were interviewed. Four themes have emerged as a result of the obtained data: Activities that Syrian women participated in; barriers; supportive elements and activities they want to participate in. It has been revealed that factors such as socioeconomic status, time, having children, and changing gender roles with immigration play leading roles for participation in social activities. Additionally, their Turkish language skills and the time of their residency in Izmir have been influential on the adaptation to the environment.

Governing the rural: The case of Izmir (Turkey) in the Post-2000 era

In recent years, among many concepts concerning space, concepts such as city, town or village fall short to account for what had been taken granted before. Lately, researchers have begun to question concepts based on discrete semantics such as urban-rural, city-countryside dichotomies too. The search for new concepts and definitions has led to handling of spatial processes such as urbanization that also include the rural. These developments inevitably have paved the way to new territoriality, which merged small units and absorbed surrounding villages and rural areas to form larger ones. A wave of legislative changes has expanded jurisdictions of metropolitan municipalities to regions. For example, in 2004 and later in 2012, regulations concerning local administrations in Turkey extended metropolitan municipality jurisdictions to rural areas in stages. However, institutional background and organization of municipalities that traditionally gauged to serve urban areas were not fit for rural areas and villages that were self-governed entities in spatial organization of administration. Therefore, territorial and jurisdiction expansion is challenging for metropolitan municipalities, in terms of institutional and organizational capacity. Accordingly, we focus on strategies, policies and projects deployed by Izmir (Turkey) Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) in the rural areas to show how the ‘new’ challenges of a metropolitan municipality have been met after the legislative regulations of the 2000s in Turkey. Following this thread, the paper elaborates on an innovative local development model, popularly known as ‘the Izmir Model’, a generic model, which aims to strengthen the administrative, managerial and functional structure of IMM but also mobilizes local resources through partnerships and collaborations for rural capacity development.

GIS-based mappings of park accessibility at multiple spatial scales: a research framework with the case of Izmir (Turkey)

ABSTRACT With a concern of social needs in the redistribution of benefits of parks, recent research assesses park accessibility but usually at one spatial scale (e.g. city, neighbourhood, or park). As a case in Izmir (Turkey), this study explores how to develop research with a multi-scalar focus on park accessibility. It proposes a framework with the research stages deploying GIS-based tools. The first stage identifies “park-rich”, “park-moderate” and “park-poor” neighbourhoods. The second and third stages evolve in three park-rich neighbourhoods and at 112 local parks. All stages deal with preparing various socio-spatial data from online sources and field observations and assess the data according to a list of themes about “accessibility” and “diversity”. The results highlight that regardless of their high park coverages per person, park-rich neighbourhoods have multiple blocks, buildings, and parks with the features hindering park accessibility for some local groups with different walking capacities and needs. The GIS-based mappings of these features can provide decision-making tools about local parks and neighbourhood interventions.

Evaluation of The Young Farmer Program in Terms of Animal Breeders: Case of Izmir

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, üç yıl boyunca uygulanan Genç Çiftçi Programının farklı faaliyet alanındaki hayvan yetiştiricilerine göre değerlendirmek ve programının başarısını arttıracak yeni kriterler geliştirmektir.Materyal ve Metot: Araştırmanın ana materyalini İzmir İlinde Genç Çiftçi Programı kapsamında hibe alan 109 üreticiden anketler ile yüz yüze görüşülerek elde edilen veriler oluşturmuştur. Verilerin analizinde basit istatistiksel analizler, mutlak ve oransal dağılımlar, çapraz tablolar, aritmetik ortalamalar ile istatistiksel karşılaştırma yöntemlerinden yararlanılmıştır. Genç Çiftçilerin uygulanan hibe programından memnuniyetlerini belirlemek ve programı değerlendirmek için beşli likert ölçeğinden yararlanılmıştır.Bulgular: Çalışma sonuçlarına göre “Genç Çiftçi Projesi”nin eksikliklere rağmen başarılı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu eksikliklerden en önemlisi hibe miktarının yetersiz olmasıdır. Sonuç: Araştırma kapsamında elde edilen bulgularla tutarlı olarak Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı tarafından 2019-2020 yılları arasında Uzman Eller adı altında benzer bir proje hayata geçirilmiştir. Bu projede hibe miktarı arttırılmış ve sadece tarımla ilgili alanlarda eğitimi olanların başvurusuna açılmıştır. Diğer bir ifadeyle, Genç Çiftçi Projesinde tespit edilen eksikliklerin düzenlenmiş olup, hibe sahiplerinin başarısının arttırılmasına olanak sağlanmıştır. Benzer projelerin daha uzun vadeli olarak uygulanması hem kırsal alanları kalkındırması hem de kırsaldaki gençlere istihdam yaratılması açısından oldukça önemlidir. Kırsal alanların kalkındırılmasına dönük projeler ile ve gençlerin kente göçmeleri önlendikçe tarımın sürdürülebilirliğini sağlamak daha kolay olacaktır.

Intergenerational Transmission and the Impact of Mothers-in-Law in the Turkish Labor Market: The Case of Izmir

This paper examines the presence of intergenerational transmission in the Turkish labor market with respect to the association between labor market activity of women and work experience of their mothers-in-law. By utilizing a representative unique household labor force survey from Izmir, this study provides statistically significant results for the association above even after taking into account many socioeconomic factors such as parental education and the household characteristics. Our major findings show that the presence of a working mother-in-law increases the probability of women’s labor force participation rate by 11 percentage points. Our results are robust when we use different dependent variables such as employment rate and being a regular employee in non-agricultural sector. The labor market experience of women’s own mothers turns out to affect rather indirectly through human capital investment for their daughters. The impact of working mothers-in-law on women’s labor market activity is not homogeneous across all educational categories. This association is particularly significant among women with lower educational attainment (at most 8 years of schooling).

An analysis of urban form factors driving Urban Heat Island: the case of Izmir

The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is a common phenomenon in many cities across the world that has significant socioeconomic and environmental ramifications. Recognizing the significance of taking measures to mitigate the UHI effect, a vast body of research has been published, over the past few decades, on this topic. Existing research covers various climatic contexts and has significantly improved our understanding of the dynamics of the UHI. However, there is a lack of research on the potential linkages between the physical form of urban streets and the UHI effect. The results of such research can be used to develop planning and design strategies for achieving climate-resilient urban development. As a step toward filling this gap, in this study, we use a mixed-methods approach, involving graph theory and spatial statistics to examine the relationship between the UHI effect and selected urban form measures such as street network connectivity, street network centrality, and land-use in Izmir, Turkey. Results show that the UHI effect is more intense in areas with higher levels of street network centrality. On the contrary, higher connectivity of the urban street network is associated with lower levels of the UHI effect.

The Effects of Neoliberal Wind Power Policies on Rural Areas in Turkey: The Case of Izmir

Tum dunyada, cevresel krizle ilgili kuresel endiseler sonucunda dusuk karbonlu enerji sistemlerine gecis buyuk onem kazanmistir. Yenilenebilir enerjiler ve ozellikle ruzgâr enerjisi, bu anlamda etkili bir arac olarak gorulmeye baslanmistir. Ayni sekilde Turkiye’de ruzgâr enerjisi politikalari on plana cikmis, ulusal hukumetin destekledigi yatirimlar artmaya baslamis ve bu yatirimlar ozellikle Turkiye’nin bati illeri basta olmak uzere ruzgâr potansiyeli yuksek kirsal alanlardan yer secmeye baslamistir. Bu baglamda, Izmir’in ceperinin, buyuk olcekli ruzgâr enerjisi yatirimlarinin onemli hedeflerinden biri haline geldigi gozlemlenmektedir. Ancak, fosil yakitlardan yenilenebilir enerjiye gecisin gerekliligi konusundaki genel kabule ragmen, yenilenebilir enerji santrallerinin yasam alanlarina yakin bolgelerde insa edilmesi sonucu karsitliklar ortaya cikmaya baslamistir. Bu gecis surecleri, kirsal alanlarda tarim arazilerinin kamulastirilmasi ve mulksuzlestirilme gibi bazi sosyo-ekonomik sonuclara neden olmakta ve yerel duzeyde dikkate deger gerilimler yaratmaktadir. Bu calismanin amaci, Turkiye’de ruzgâr enerjisi yatirimlarinin, global ve ulusal neoliberal politikalar cercevesinde nasil sekillendigini anlamak ve bu politikalarin yerelde, ozellikle kirsal alanlar uzerinde ne tur sonuclar dogurdugunu ortaya koymaktir. Turkiye’deki kirsal alanlardaki ruzgar enerjisi gelismelerinin neden oldugu gerilimler, Izmir ve kirsal cevresi uzerinden analiz edilmistir. Bu baglamda, makale Turkiye’deki neoliberal enerji politikalarini elestirel bir bicimde gozden gecirmekte ve bu enerji politikalarinin sosyo-ekonomik sonuclarini, neoliberal yonetim ve kentlesme uygulamalariyla yakindan ilgili olan enerji uretimi, dagitimi ve tuketimi dinamiklerini analiz ederek ortaya koymaya calismaktadir.

The Labor Motivation of Rural Women in Newly Developed Urban Satellites: The Case of Izmir, Turkey

While urban developers plan to mobilize residents by reinforcing middle-class values, including settling them into urban satellites and offering career development courses, residents feel pleased with the housing opportunities but do not express interest in career advancement courses. From fieldwork observations and in-depth interviews with 35 female residents in a low-income urban satellite neighborhood (Zubeyde Hanim) in Izmir, Turkey, and by focusing on residents’ reactions to career development courses, in this study the residents’ experiences, connections, and desires in the urban renewal process were interpreted. It is argued that the aims of the urban renewal projects were not aligned with the residents’ needs. It was found that urban relocation is a communal process. If the official communication between authorities and the resettled population are designed in such a way that the daily life struggles and needs of the targeted population are taken into account, then the urban renewal programs can be designed and implemented more effectively. Abstrak. Sementara pengembang perkotaan berencana untuk memobilisasi penduduk dengan memperkuat nilai-nilai kelas menengah termasuk memukimkan mereka di kota-kota satelit dan menawarkan kursus pengembangan karir Warga merasa senang dengan peluang perumahan tersebut, tetapi tidak mengekspresikan minat dalam program pengembangan karir. Dari pengamatan lapangan dan wawancara mendalam dengan 35 penduduk perempuan di lingkungan kota satelit berpenghasilan rendah (Zubeyde Hanim) di Izmir, Turki, dan dengan berfokus pada reaksi penduduk terhadap kursus pengembangan karir, dilakukan penafsiran pengalaman, koneksi, dan keinginan dalam proses pembaruan perkotaan. Ditemukan tujuan proyek pembaruan perkotaan tidak selaras dengan kebutuhan warga. Relokasi kota adalah proses komunal. Namun, jika komunikasi resmi antara pihak berwenang dan penduduk yang dimukimkan ulang dirancang sedemikian rupa sehingga perjuangan kehidupan sehari-hari dan kebutuhan populasi yang ditargetkan diperhitungkan maka program pembaruan perkotaan dapat dirancang dan dilaksanakan dengan lebih efektif. Kata Kunci. pembaruan perkotaan, perumahan umum, wanita dan mobilitas sosial, Turki.

Groundwater in local development strategies: case of Izmir

Abstract This study takes into account groundwater in local development strategies of Izmir, in which rapid and uneven development has occurred in recent decades. Therefore, resilience thinking is needed in the future development of the city-region. To this end, the paper aims to make an analysis of recently completed asset-based local development strategies for Izmir city towards water resiliency. The methodology has two main steps. Firstly, by using spatial interaction analysis of peninsula and river basins, potential vulnerabilities and risks are indicated. Secondly, a stratified model of strategy evaluation is conducted by scrutinizing the existing layered approaches. Then, these models were applied to all strategic decisions including water resources and indicated a high level of consistency to achieve sustainable and resilient use of blue-green infrastructure in the future of Izmir's metropolitan area. Local assets, including water resources, are the backbone of future development of the Izmir city-region. Therefore, usage of local assets in a multi-level perspective of strategy development needs to be understood. The stratified model denotes that special emphasis should be given to different river basins in different levels. This study illustrates that synergy management is needed between different layers of local development strategies, in which the role of urban and rural households is of the utmost importance.

Place management of a creative city: the case of Izmir

This study investigates how place management is used to render a creative city through the combination of soft factors as intangible characteristics and hard factors as tangible characteristics of the built environment. The study focuses on Izmir, Turkey; exploring its potential as an emerging creative city. The methodology is a descriptive analysis of recent urban design and planning activities of creative cities, reviews projects and strategies in Izmir. Findings provide a framework for place management tools and their strategic use for integration of art, design, creativity and knowledge in creative cities. Place management is used as a tool for image building and identity enhancement, and for quality of place to attract creative and knowledge workers. In the case of Izmir, hard factors triggered the formation process whereas soft factors have taken strengthen the initiative. However, both of them are yet not strong enough to creative public awareness and critical mass.

Place management of a creative city: the case of Izmir

This study investigates how place management is used to render a creative city through the combination of soft factors as intangible characteristics and hard factors as tangible characteristics of the built environment. The study focuses on Izmir, Turkey; exploring its potential as an emerging creative city. The methodology is a descriptive analysis of recent urban design and planning activities of creative cities, reviews projects and strategies in Izmir. Findings provide a framework for place management tools and their strategic use for integration of art, design, creativity and knowledge in creative cities. Place management is used as a tool for image building and identity enhancement, and for quality of place to attract creative and knowledge workers. In the case of Izmir, hard factors triggered the formation process whereas soft factors have taken strengthen the initiative. However, both of them are yet not strong enough to creative public awareness and critical mass.

Integration of paratransit systems with inner-city bus transport: the case of Izmir

Rapid increases in population and migration forces the growth of development areas to be directed towards the urban fringes through either disjointed incrementalism or sprawl. Since an increasing population creates the need for a parallel expansion of transport facilities, and due to the inadequacies of existing mass transportation networks, this need is best met by paratransit systems. In cities where the population is reaching saturation levels, the rising demand for travel imposes a heavy load on transport networks, which in turn implies that the development and integration of mass transportation networks should be a priority. As an intermediate means of mass transportation between public and private systems, paratransit services provide support by offering considerable opportunities, particularly for the topographically disadvantageous areas which often emerge as result of unplanned and uncontrolled growth. Especially in developing countries, paratransit services can also be regarded as complementary to mass transportation networks and are often preferred as a solution (though short-term) to challenging transportation problems that cannot be overcome by public services. This study targets the integration of public bus transport systems with that of paratransit services while still maintaining the original management structure of both. Within this context, the study presents an examination of the city center of Izmir, Turkey. The proposed method involves the estimation of the costs and benefits of bus routes, the determination of routes to be allocated to a paratransit system, and management proposals for the integration of paratransit services into the network. There also has been an additional analysis regarding the costs and benefits, examining their distribution within the sprawling development of urban areas, determining districts where bus lines operate with the least profit and where the number of transfers from the bus system to paratransit systems is the highest. In this vein, suggestions are made with reference to how and in which districts there can be optimum integration of public and paratransit transport.

Perceptions of optical store employees in their business motivation: the case of Izmir

Arastirmanin temel amaci, Izmir ilinde yer alan optik magazalarindaki optisyenlik bolumu mezunu olan ve meslek icinden gelen calisanlarin is motivasyonlarini etkileyen faktorlere yonelik algilarinin belirlenmesidir. Bu kapsamda hazirlanan anket formu Ocak 2015 – Haziran 2015 tarihleri arasinda Izmir ilinde yer alan 42 optik magazasinda 103 calisana (30 optisyenlik bolumu mezunu ve 73 meslek icinden gelen) uygulanmistir. Verilerin istatistiksel analizi SPSS programinda yapilmistir. Arastirma modelinde, Optik magazalarindaki yonetsel uygulamalarla, calisanlarin is motivasyonu arasinda iliskisellik on gorulmustur. Yeterli ucret duzeyi, yeterli yan odeme, yeterli ucret artisi, amac birligi, yetki ve sorumluluk denkligi, inisiyatif verme, maddi ve manevi odullendirme, saygili davranma, mesleki egitim verilmesi ve gelisim saglanmasi, liderligin saglanmasi, performansa dayali ucret artisi saglanmasi, calisan sagligi ve is guvenligine onem verilmesi, iletisim etkinliginin artirilmasi ve calisan iliskilerinin iyilestirilmesi sonucunda optik magazalarinda calisanlarin motivasyon duzeylerinde artis saglanacagi dusunulmustur. Model kapsaminda aksi durumda ise motivasyonun notr olacagi ya da azalacagi ongorulmektedir.Arastirma sonucunda olusan 4 faktor; “f1: ozluk haklari, f2:calisani destekleme I, f3: calisani destekleme II, f4: calisan iliskileri” kapsaminda, katilimcilarin is motivasyonunun ileri duzeyde pozitif olarak etkilendigi algisina sahip olduklari belirlenmistir. Bu dort faktorun Optisyenlik bolumu mezunlarinin, meslek icinden gelenlere gore is motivasyonlarini pozitif yonde etkilemede daha fazla etkili oldugu, bununla birlikte dort faktorun de birbirleriyle pozitif yonde orta-yuksek duzeyde iliski icinde olduklari ortaya konmustur

Understanding multiple aspects of present space with the help of future scenarios: the case of Izmir, Turkey

Purpose– This paper aims to make use of participatory scenarios to assess the multiple aspects of space with the help of future scenarios.Design/methodology/approach– This paper makes an attempt to appreciate multiple representations of space where past and present experiences merge with future desires and concerns. With the help of one case study, Izmir (Turkey), where a vision of democratic city is developed, the paper shows how future scenarios can provide deeper and richer appreciation of present space, thereby challenging existing spatial practices.Findings– The participatory approach used in the development of scenarios suggests interesting implications to operationalise a more relational concept of space in real planning strategies.Research limitations/implications– The use of scenarios in strategic planning to identify future possibilities and to make stakeholders aware of uncertainties has been increasingly recognised in planning research and practice.Practical implications– The appreciation of the multiple aspects of space with the help of future scenarios would enrich the spatial planning practice.Social implications– The use of participatory approach to preparing scenarios enables participants to make use of interactive method in social and political discourses.Originality/value– The use of scenarios to examine various aspects of space that may be relevant in spatial planning has not received similar attention. The latter poses methodological as well as practical challenges for researchers. This paper is an attempt to do just that.