Temporal Dynamics in Urban Morphology: Exploring Socio-Spatial Processes

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2024-11-25

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Tiryaki, İrem Duygu

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Time and space are concepts that we often use but do not think of as a force in forming cities. These two concepts cooperate in social life. According to Lefebvre, social ties are contingent upon the existence of a place (1991), and time is a component of these relations. A space has an impact on the social processes occurring within it (Sayer, 1985). According to Friedmann, urban habitats are shaped by socio-spatial processes in which these concepts interact with each other (1997).Understanding how urban areas change within socio-spatial processes requires understanding urban morphology, which studies the physical form of cities and how they change over time. In this context, this study aims to examine the relationship between morphological change over time and socio-spatial dynamics through analyses made in various regions of Istanbul. Areas with intense urbanization and historical changes have been identified. Data from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the Turkish Statistical Institute, as well as historical maps, satellite images, and current maps, were used. QGIS and ArcGIS programs were used for spatial mapping. In these analyses, socio-spatial transformations were determined, and the processes behind these transformations were examined.Considering space as integrated with ideology and strategy (Soja, 1980), it is inevitable that socio-spatial transformations, especially in a metropolitan city like Istanbul, will be affected by changes in governmental shifts. At this point, the planner‘s wisdom and say in planning are open to debate. This study highlights how important time is to urban planning, a frequently disregarded factor. It discusses the role of time in the socio-spatial processes of which it is both a product and a producer and the meaning of these processes for planners and policy-makers. In the end, realizing the temporal component of planning can result in more complex and successful urban policies, making sure that cities develop in a way that better meets the requirements and difficulties of their citizens.

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