WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection
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Book Part Mediated Narratives of Syrian Refugees: Mapping Victim-Threat Correlations in Turkish Newspapers(Routledge, 2025) Cox, Ayca TuncTurkey has become the first and main transition hub for Syrian refugees. Furthermore, Turkey is spatially as well as culturally simultaneously referred to as European and Asian or Middle Eastern depending the point of view. Therefore, the representation of refugees in the Turkish press proves significant for the knowledge produced about refugees. Accordingly, this chapter strives to investigate the coverage of Syrian refugees in newspapers, which constitutes only one aspect of the overall reception of the issue in Turkey, and therefore does not claim to be exhaustive. Yet, because daily newspapers are still among the most important media sectors in Turkey, they constitute a special case of knowledge production worth investigating.Article The Evolving Role of Urban Designers in Generative AI-Assisted Urban Design: Mini-Block Izmir, Turkey(Routledge, 2025) Özden, P.; Tekerci, E.; Velibeyoǧlu, K.Urban design is undergoing a paradigm shift with the integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI), introducing new modes of collaboration between designers and AI tools and expanding opportunities for data-driven and creative decision-making. However, current AI-based urban design tools remain fragmented and lack integrated workflows, often treating design stages as analysis, generation, and visualization as separate processes rather than as an interactive continuum. The study critically examines the evolving role of urban designers in AI-assisted urban design through a scoping review and a case study of the Mini-Block project in the Alsancak neighbourhood of Izmir, Turkey, focusing on how different AI tools interact and integrate within design workflows. Through a systematic evaluation of AI-driven design tools, the research identifies key limitations in how existing platforms support interoperability, iterative feedback, and collaboration between human designers and generative systems. The findings highlight that while AI enhances data processing, scenario modelling, and spatial optimisation, its full potential depends on designers’ ability to manage tool interaction, interpret algorithmic outputs, and integrate contextual insights into generative design processes. The study proposes a framework for participatory AI tools that embed local knowledge in urban design workflows. It also explores the role of prompt engineering as a means of refining AI outputs to ensure contextually relevant and inclusive urban solutions. Overall, the research highlights the need for AI models that are not only technically robust but also socially and culturally responsive, paving the way for more adaptive, inclusive, and participatory urban design methods. © 2025 The Institute of Urban Sciences.Article Residues of the British Informal Empire: the Smyrna-Aydın Railway's Punta Square as the Future Centre of "Colonial" Smyrna(Routledge, 2025) Sheridan Gun, I.T.; Erten, E.Railways played a pivotal role in the Industrial Revolution, inspired by the expansion of colonial ambitions. They were often accompanied by infrastructural landmarks as postal offices, churches, and hospitals, representing imperial authority and connectivity. While the presence of these enclaves within colonies has been extensively studied, their significance in non-colonised regions, particularly within the Ottoman Empire, has received insufficient attention. The transformation of Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey) in the late nineteenth century reflects a reorganisation that aligned with Britain’s gentlemanly capitalism and imperialism. This paper aims to shed light on this subject through a detailed analysis of the Punta Railway Station and its surrounding area. Often relegated to a footnote in historical narratives as a “Little British Town,” the study area warrants re-evaluation in the context of informal imperialism. It illustrates how British colonial influence shaped Punta’s spatial and functional dynamics, embodying the concept of colonised spaces without formal colonisation. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Article Is It Still Important Centrality?: Locational Preferences of the Software Industry in Istanbul(Routledge, 2024) Köse, Ş.; Lale Berköz, A.The software industry is one of the main driver sectors in the development of contemporary cities. The aim of this article is to analyze the location behaviors of the software industry in Istanbul with a hybrid model by determining the locations and the main factors that are effective in the location preference. Within the scope of the study, focus group interviews were conducted with 6 members of the Software Industrialists Association and a survey was conducted with 177 firm officials and the results were examined through Average Nearest Neighbor, Quartic Kernel Density, Spatial Autoregressive Model and Spatial Error Model. The findings showed that centrality is still important for the firms and most of them benefit from urban agglomeration. While the firms are clustered in the CBD and sub-centers, we have concluded that the spatial behavior patterns of the firms have also changed according to their capital size. Urban agglomeration explains the local-scale software industry in the literature but does not provide sufficient arguments to analyze it on a global scale. However, it is foreseen that the findings may vary in a particular way if the firms are examined by separating according to production manner. © 2025 ETH–Eidenössiche Technische Hochschule Zürich.Conference Object On "alternative Visions"(Routledge, 2015) Erten, Erdem; Pendlebury, John; Larkham, Peter J.[No abstract available]Conference Object Citation - WoS: 3Townscape as a Project and Strategy of Cultural Continuity(Routledge, 2015) Erten, Erdem[No abstract available]Book Part Citation - WoS: 2Modelling and Projecting Urban Land Cover(Routledge, 2017) Lavalle, Carlo; Batista e Silva, Filipe; Baranzelli, Claudia; Jacobs-Crisioni, Chris; Barbosa, Ana Luisa; Aurambout, Jean-Philippe; Vizcaino, Pilar; Kompil, Mert[No abstract available]