Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
The International Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs (IJCUA) is the interdisciplinary academic, refereed journal which publishes two times a year by Anglo-American Publications LLC. IJCUA brings together all the theories, manifestoes and methodologies on contemporary urban spaces to raise the understanding for the future of urban planning. Overall, IJCUA aimed to establish a bridge between theory and practice in the built environment. Thus, it reports on the latest research findings and innovative approaches, methodologies for creating, assessing, and understanding of contemporary built environment
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<![CDATA[Multifunctionality of the oasis ecosystem. Case study: Biskra Oasis, Algeria ]]>
<![CDATA[FATMA ZOHRA HADAGHA]]>;
<![CDATA[BOURHANE EDDINE FARHI]]>;
<![CDATA[ABDALLAH FARHI]]>;
<![CDATA[ALEXANDRU IONUT PETRISOR]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 2 No. 3 (2018): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4716
<![CDATA[The oasis, this green and ecological entity of the desert, a promise of life and hope in a rather unfriendly environment, has been for a long time a beneficial basis for the ecosystem services provided to human beings, for its socio-economic and urban values, and also for its ecological value. Today many ideas and concepts are developed in the scientific literature to demonstrate the benefits derived from ecosystems, such as ecosystem services, multifunctionality, and ecosystem values. However, the analyses of multifunctionality or ecosystem services of the oasis lack from the scientific literature. This study uses a literature review and a prior assessment of the oasis ecosystem services in order to create a particular conceptual framework for the oasis in an attempt to create a toolbox of variables or indicators for the evaluation of ecosystem services in the particular case of a desert ecosystem, i.e., the oasis.]]>
<![CDATA[A Short Glimpse to the Urban Development of Tabriz during the History ]]>
<![CDATA[NARMIN BABAZADEH ASBAGH]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4703
<![CDATA[Locating on North West of Iran, Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan Province, is one of the important metropolises of the country. The foundation of this historic city dated back to 1500 B.C. but due to the severe earthquakes, few historic buildings remained from ancient eras. In 2012, Tabriz was selected as the most beautiful city of Iran, and it is nominated as the tourism capital of Islamic countries in 2018. Tabriz used to be the capital of Iran during different dynasties like Ilkhanid, Kara Koyunlu, Ak Koyunlu, and Safavid; it was the residence of the royal family and crown prince during the Qajar Dynasty period. Tabriz is famous as “the city of the firsts”; and the Historic Bazaar Complex of Tabriz is the biggest roofed bazaar in the world, inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2010. Tabriz experiences the phenomenon of rapid urban growth causing the formation of slum settlements in the border zones of the city. This paper will briefly discuss the urban development of Tabriz during history. The method used in this theoretical paper is based on literature review. The aim of this paper is to improve knowledge about the urban development of Tabriz.]]>
<![CDATA[An Industrial Heritage Case Study in Ayvalik: Ertem Olive Oil Factory ]]>
<![CDATA[GOZDE YILDIZ]]>;
<![CDATA[NERIMAN SAHIN GUCHAN]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 2 No. 3 (2018): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4715
<![CDATA[Ayvalik is a pioneer settlement in the West Anatolia with an olive-based industry since its establishment. However, due to fast technological developments and changes in production systems, there is a large stock of derelict industrial buildings within the city centre. In addition, a few of them are restored under poor conditions as a result of financial profits. This situation puts Ayvalik’s olive industrial heritage which constitutes the identity of the town at critical risk of extinction. Ertem Olive Oil Factory is one of the industrial heritage buildings in Ayvalik dating back to 1910 which is a typical well preserved-medium scale 19th-century olive oil factory including both olive oil and soap productions. The aim of this paper is to discuss a conservation approach for the industrial settlement of Ayvalik by assessing the factory and its close environment through values, problems and potentials. The paper thus begins with a brief history of Ayvalik and the effects of industrialization on the city. It continues with theoretical principles of adaptive re-use through contemporary literature and general evaluation of adaptive re-use examples in Ayvalik according to these principles. The third part focuses on the general characteristics of Ertem Olive Oil Factory and its close environment. The final part discusses the conservation approach for the adaptive re-use through values, problems and potentials of the building and Ayvalik.]]>
<![CDATA[A Discussion on Affordable Housing Projects; Case Study Mehr Housing, Iran ]]>
<![CDATA[MARYAM GHASEMI]]>;
<![CDATA[NAZIFE OZAY]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 2 No. 3 (2018): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4728
<![CDATA[Housing is one of the basic needs of humans. Families in different countries with various cultures, who have different lifestyles respond to their individual needs including physical and mental in a safe place that is called house. The world population is increasing day by day. In parallel to this population growth, housing demand increases rapidly. Iran is also a country, which has a rapid population growth and has developed a series of policies to solve the housing problems. Affordable housing is one of solution for providing the house by governments. These type of houses is the ways to answer the demand for low-income people or the people that their income is not sufficient to the owner a house. Since 2007, the government has built a new type of affordable housing in different cities of Iran. These houses are named as Mehr Housing, which is generally medium and high-rise buildings for low-income people. In this study, it is intended to make an evaluation of the strengthens and weaknesses of Mehr Housing projects in Iran in terms of housing quality. These analyses are mainly done based on location and accessibility, safety and security, public open spaces and recreational activities, plan layout of housing units and physical features. By this discussion, it is expected to create a guide for the policymakers, designers, users and other shareholders.]]>
<![CDATA[The Rise of Crime in Affordable Housing in Suburbs, Case of Iran ]]>
<![CDATA[MARYAM GHASEMI]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4710
<![CDATA[Housing is one of the fundamental needs for human to respond their primary needs such as food, rest, cleaning and having family, in other words, everything that related to the needs of body and soul of a human. Nowadays by increasing the population in the world the suitable shelter becomes a real problem. In the point of economic also the prices of the houses increase too much so it is not affordable for low-income people to have shelter easily. After the revolution in Iran country, there is huge immigration from the rural part to metropolitan areas. Most of these peoples belong to a low-income family, new couples and labours. Governments try to solve this problem by creating some policies. The aim of this study is to analyze the crime in affordable houses located in suburbs area. This research will answer the important factor that causes crime in affordable housing in suburbans. The case study in this research is Mehr houses created for low-income people in Iran. This research analyzed the factors which may cause to raise the crime in that area based on the literature review and previous analysis by different theories in this field. Data is collected by literature review, news, books, papers. The result of this research confirms the possibility of Mehr affordable houses in suburbs transfer to the area that raises the crime.]]>
<![CDATA[Shaping the City that Decreases Overweight and Obesity through Healthy Built Environment ]]>
<![CDATA[MARIA A. EL HELOU]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4697
<![CDATA[Cities are being built based on the concepts of comfortable, easy, and fast for the inhabitants. However, what is being constructed is promoting physical inactivity, and people are finding that what was being considered as convenient for daily life is, in fact, harmful to their physical health. This study points to the many components of a city that beats overweight issues and especially obesity. The case study is the city of Beirut: in-depth interviews were conducted with a representative sample of Beirutis (people whose families come from the Beirut city and who were born in this city and are still living in it). These interviews helped measure these participants’ satisfaction with the physical activities and social life that is accessible for all the inhabitants through inclusive urban planning (such as clean open spaces, parks, sidewalks, free or inexpensive public spaces, facilities for green transportation, etc.). The results of the analysis of the interviews were supported with past data demonstrating the increasing obesity issues in Lebanon and previous data in urban and psychological studies that expound the way the brain processes the urban spaces that increase satisfaction and the urban areas that the city should be offering to its inhabitants for positive health outcomes. The results uncovered the cycle of physical health, mental health, and social contacts which altogether affect the soul of a city where the aim is first and foremost the right to a healthy lifestyle.]]>
<![CDATA[Study of Light Pollution in Urban Lighting in Nisantasi Example ]]>
<![CDATA[EVREN KORKMAZER]]>;
<![CDATA[YASIN BEKTAS]]>;
<![CDATA[MERVEBANU AYKANAT]]>;
<![CDATA[SHARGIYAYA JEVEDZADE]]>;
<![CDATA[GOKÇEN FIRDEVS YÜCEL CAYMAZ]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4696
<![CDATA[To make urban identity-forming components visible by making use of technologic improvements, and to make the city livable for everybody by enhancing aesthetic and charming attraction are becoming important for urban designers. Lighting is becoming an important factor to suit cities to livable places for livings in all comfort conditions. By the improvement of science and technology, to organize the life spaces of livings according to today’s comfort conditions are considered more and more important. Urban lighting is affecting both the lighting comfort and livings’ (humans, animal, and plants) health in many dimensions. The light used on the unsuitable spot, unsuitable direction, unsuitable amount and unsuitable time is defined as light pollution. Within the scope of this study, national and international literature research related to urban lighting is done and basing criteria are identified. In the frame of these identified criteria, Nisantasi example is examined in the context of lighting pollution. Important streets and lanes and important historical and religious structures that gained a seat in public memory are identified. Designing criteria of the lighting tools existing in these identified areas and their suitability according to their spot are evaluated and measuring their illuminance sufficiency, the issues which are detected as light pollution are stated. In conclusion, the studies done in our country are cited and the issues that are to be done to prevent light pollution are introduced as a suggestion.]]>
<![CDATA[Evaluation of Çanakkale Kilitbahir Castle in the Context of Refunctioning ]]>
<![CDATA[Kubra Duyar]]>;
<![CDATA[Yasemin Kucukgok]]>;
<![CDATA[Meltem Duman Akyildiz]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 2 No. 3 (2018): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4729
<![CDATA[The Dardanelles Strait functions as a bridge between Biga and Gelibolu peninsulas, connecting the Aegean Sea and the Marmara Sea. Many defences have been built on the Dardanelles Strait, which has hosted many civilizations from the past to the present day, in line with the needs of the time. Kilitbahir Castle, which has a three-leaf clover plan and is located on a slope rising on the Gallipoli peninsula in the narrowest part of the Bosphorus after the conquest of Istanbul by Mehmet the Conqueror; manifests itself as a pioneering structure of the military architecture of the era with the developing artillery technology. In terms of protecting the physical environment, it is observed that the defensive buildings which survived up to today are not adequately protected, losing their historical and architectural values. In this context, the restoration of Kilitbahir Castle dating back to Ottoman Period defence structures on the Dardanelles Strait was evaluated. Its phases throughout the process along with the current location and architecture were evaluated by using written and visual resources. European Archives, BNF Archives, Topkapi Palace Archives and Istanbul University Archives were utilized for reaching the castle engravings. In accordance with the information obtained in the historical research process, the exhibition arrangement and environment planning project of the structure, which serves as a museum, was prepared.]]>
<![CDATA[Evaluating Gender Based Behavior in Historical Urban Public Place Case study: Grand Bazaar, Kerman, Iran ]]>
<![CDATA[Aida Jalalkamali]]>;
<![CDATA[Elham Anjomshoa]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4691
<![CDATA[The study evaluates the spatial behaviors of women in urban public place through ‘fear of crime’ and ‘public place functionality’ factors; by using direct observations and questionnaire within the Grand Bazaar as a historical urban public place in the center of Kerman, which is located in the Southwest part of Iran. The study provides a particular perspective to the analysis and understanding of how women make decisions and behave in a spatial setting based on environmental psychology studies. This study applies combinational research methods including qualitative and quantitative approach, including analytical, descriptive, correlation, and logical reasoning methods. This study also conducts direct observation in order to search the strengths and weaknesses of Grand Bazaar as a public place. The results of the study reveal that there is a significant correlation between fear of crime and women’s environmental perception of Grand Bazaar. Furthermore, the research findings indicate that the anxiety of being in less crowded parts of Bazaar is more tangible among women than men. On the other hand, the results show there is a significant correlation between time periods and women’s activities in Grand Bazaar.]]>
<![CDATA[Visual pollution phenomena and sensitivity of residences in heritage city centers Case of: Old district of Manama city, Kingdom of Bahrain ]]>
<![CDATA[ISLAM H. EL-GHONAIMY]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.4694
<![CDATA[Image of the ancient cities across the Arab region has been changed. The urbanization progress and their subsequent urban changes are of rapid acceleration, due to the population increase in the named cities; affecting the encompassed old districts in many respects. The mentioned changes are forked into two main branches; controlled and uncontrolled. On one side, the controlled category abide by the urban regulations in terms of the visual representation of the old districts. On the other side, the uncontrolled counterpart breaches these regulations and their logical assumptions ending up in many urban problems in general and visual pollution in particular. The research methodology is staked on both of the data collection and theoretical background about the old district in Manama City, whereas thorough historic background of the city and analytical studies of the selected data and questionnaire is carried out. The Questionnaire design had been started by September 2017 along with a review of prior planning studies and reports relevant to the long-range growth and development of the City. Questions were designed to survey public opinion on specific visual pollution issues and principles. Although there were a few open-ended questions, the majority were closed-ended taking the form of yes/no, multiple-choice, or rating scales. Questions went through several renditions based on intra- and interdepartmental review before being presented. Ending the research by concluding the results and adding recommendation.]]>
