- The Role of urban Projects as a Tool in urban Integration and Disintegration    click here to open paper content146 kb
by    Özaydýn, Gülsen | gulsenozaydin@yahoo.fr   click here to send an email to the auther(s) of this paper
Short Outline
The aim of this paper is to discuss the role of urban projects as a political tool as part of this paradoxical process. Thus, current urban projects in Istanbul’s agenda will be referred to as examples.
Abstract
Recently, particularly in metropolitan cities we are witnessing a fast change through implementation of mega projects. On the one hand, physical formation of cities are going through a change, on the other, new behaviour patterns and consumer moulds are emerging. All these are able to define two different structure which characterise both integration and disintegration between the locals. In this paper, the aim is to discuss the role of urban projects as a political tool as part of this paradoxical process. Therefore, current urban projects in Istanbul’s agenda will be referred to as examples and integration and disintegration concepts will be discussed with reference to the urban space.

Keywords
URBAN PROJECTS, INTEGRATION, DISINTEGRATION
Case Study presented on the ISOCARP Congress 2006: Cities between Integration and Disintegration
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