The main objective of this article was to discuss the concept of the right to the city using the
example of a gecekondu settlement, sometimes referred to as a squatters' neighborhood or …

The city in Turkey now known as Konuralp was important during the Ottoman period and is
the site of the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium. With a rich historical past in the Hellenistic …

Regarding Iranian old cities, neighborhood has been a real place to live, a space for social
interaction as well as economic activities. The concept of neighborhood has always been …

Purpose Over the past few decades, cities have been subject to dramatic interventions such
as rapid developments, increased modernization and capitalist production of spaces. These …

Today, tools used to generate income on urban spaces and take a share of this income are
usually the “urban transformation” projects. Though it is claimed that urban transformation …

Urban identity is one of the important factors, which affects the formation of the city. It also
plays important role in shaping and changing the form of city. Each city has its own identity …

Introduction One of the main issues of urban areas in Iran is that the right to a city as a
collective right is confiscated in favor of private rights and profits of individuals. In other …

The informal housing issue was included into the agenda of Turkey in the 1950s. The
outskirts of major cities are still crowded with informal and low quality houses. Today …

The destruction of cities through traumatic events bring opportunities for the reconstruction of
these places. The implementation of redevelopment processes and actors in post-traumatic …

ABSTRACTUrban identity, as a distinctive characteristic of each city, can be defined as the
sum of tangible and intangible values of the city. Globalization and economic concerns …