Journal of Planning - Planning: 34 (1)
Volume: 34  Issue: 1 - 2024
OTHERS
1. Front Matters

Pages I - X

EDITORIAL
2. Editorial

Page XI

RESEARCH ARTICLE
3. Local Variations of Agri-food Geographies: Regional Linkages of Konya Flour Manufacturers Along the Wheat Commodity Chains
Caner Murat Doğançayır, Yiğit Evren
doi: 10.14744/planlama.2024.01112  Pages 1 - 9
Agri-food geography proved itself to be a useful subdiscipline in spatializing the issues around agriculture and food. While its theoretical depth and concepts it developed and themes it chose through interdisciplinary efforts provided plentiful sets of approaches, the focus has been on particular agrifood commodities, territories and sectors. Nevertheless, it is necessary to call for such academic efforts towards undiscovered territories like Turkey, towards neglected objects of analysis such as staple foods like wheat and wheat flour, and towards relatively desolate sections of food journeys like food processing, in this case flour manufacturing. In this vein, this article first summarizes the relevant themes and concepts of the literature. Then, relying on the major arguments on conventional agri-food geographies and the unique position of Turkey in wheat commodity chains, this study examines the forward linkages of the flour manufacturing industry in Konya, the prominent industrial city of Central Anatolian Turkey. In this paper, flour manufacturers’ positioning and spatial arrangements within the wheat commodity chain are illustrated on three scales and via three group of actors: channels they bridge through grain trade in global scale, retail chains in national scale, and patisseries and bakeries in regional scale. Millers’ incorporation with or exclusion from these spatial arrangements reveal the uneven spatial patterns emerged in relation with their linkages along the commodity chain. Improving our understanding of the mechanisms of production and circulation of different agrifood commodities would provide new terrains for spatial researchers and policy makers in urban and regional food planning.

4. Urban Sprawl in Thrace: Case of Çorlu
Ahmet Emrah Siyavuş, Rauf Belge
doi: 10.14744/planlama.2024.04557  Pages 10 - 21
Urban sprawl is usually expressed as a process of suburbanization with insufficient and low density on the city's fringes. This process takes different forms and characters. It is characterized by low-density, linear, dispersed, and leapfrogging spatial development on the city's outskirts. Urban sprawl develops in the city as the population grows, income increases and commuting costs decrease. Especially after the widespread use of motorized vehicles, the sprawl process accelerated as city dwellers settled outside the settlement. As a result, land and forests previously used for agricultural activities have been transformed into urban areas. This study focuses on the causes and spatial consequences of sprawl in Çorlu, which experienced such a transformation. The historical development and current status of sprawl in the city are presented, and for this purpose, a literature review, aerial photographs, orthophotos, satellite images, topography maps, land use capability, and the CORINE database are used. These data were analyzed with ArcGIS and TerrSet programs to identify areas of urban sprawl. As a result of the investigations, it was understood that urban sprawl in Çorlu has developed due to industrialization and low-density settlements shaped by transportation routes, and fertile agricultural lands are gradually turning into urban areas.

5. Challenges in Local Climate Action from Planning to Implementation: A Governance Model for Municipalities
Ender Peker, Anlı Ataöv
doi: 10.14744/planlama.2024.88319  Pages 22 - 35
Local governments play a crucial role in local climate action planning, fostering the active involvement of relevant institutions and organizations in tackling local climate challenges. However, despite the preparation of climate action plans by a relatively small number of local governments, progress in implementing these plans has been sluggish. This article presents the results of participatory research conducted with 13 municipalities, including both metropolitan and district municipalities, all actively engaged in addressing climate change issues. The research delves into the challenges encountered during the implementation of these prepared action plans. Utilizing a blend of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including group and telephone interviews, questionnaires, and participatory workshops, ensured the comprehensiveness of the research methodology. The findings underscore five common areas of difficulty faced by the participating municipalities: inadequate action-oriented knowledge, legal hurdles, staff-related and institutional challenges, financial limitations, and insufficient collaboration among institutions. Overcoming these challenges requires the establishment of a multi-actor governance mechanism to promote collective climate action.

6. Parameter Based Assessment Model for Measuring Climate Risk of Cities
Dogan Dursun, Merve Yavaş
doi: 10.14744/planlama.2024.10437  Pages 36 - 57
A methodology for assessing vulnerability and risk at the urban scale was developed and tested in this study. This facilitates the development of climate change adaptation measures and strategies by planners, designers, and decision-makers at the urban level and guides their decision-making processes. The methodology combines spatial information based on a 100x100m grid with indicators such as exposure, vulnerability and adaptive capacity to determine the level of risk by defining and weighting spatial information as indicators and produces a risk result through multi-criteria decision-making. In this scope, physical parameters affecting the risk level were determined according to the heat wave and heavy rainfall hazards, which are the two prominent hazards in urban areas for vulnerability and risk analysis. These parameters were included in the analysis as artificial surface ratio, presence of trees, population density, building density, wind and street direction, storey height, building facade colors, presence of flood risk, building construction year-building age, roof type and building material. The methodology was then tested on the urban fabric of Erzurum. The results show that different risk values correspond to different typologies of urban areas and provide areas for immediate intervention. The sensitive spatial information provided by indicators and land use categories is of great importance to support adaptation to climate hazards.

7. Hacking Cities: A New Methodology for Urbanism at the Nexus of Architecture and Cybersecurity
Alp Arda, Kenan Kural
doi: 10.14744/planlama.2024.32704  Pages 58 - 71
Exploring the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and cybersecurity, this paper introduces architects and urban planners as “urban/archi-hackers,” proposing a novel approach to urban design. Prompted by the question, "What if an architect and/or urban planner viewed a city as a program and acted like a hacker?", it delves into speculative architecture to reimagine urban identities through hacking methodologies. Advocating for architects, and urban planners to view the city as a program, it outlines “de-code,” “encode,” and “re-code” phases to speculatively alter urban environments. The “de-code” phase analyzes the city's fabric through literature, maps, and data. “Encode” formulates a blueprint based on the “de-code” findings, while “re-code” envisions speculative hacking interventions to generate strategic, creative solutions. This methodology, embedded in a speculative framework, proposes a dynamic, iterative process adaptable to specific urban contexts. This approach not only challenges architectural norms but also enriches the dialogue between architects, urban planners, and urban spaces. The paper introduces a new lexicon for urban engagement by integrating architecture and urban planning with cybersecurity, emphasizing a comprehensive understanding of cities' social dynamics, including socio-economic and socio-cultural, as well as physical dimensions. It envisions a future of continuous urban innovation, where “urban/archi-hackers” perpetually transform landscapes. By prioritizing curiosity and imaginative engagement, the findings, inherently speculative, underscore the potential of this methodology to foster a dynamic, adaptable urban future, opening new possibilities for archi-hacking methodologies.

OPINION LETTER
8. The Role of Boundaries in Holistic and Integrated Conservation of World Heritage Sites: The Case of Diyarbakır
Evrim Ulusan
doi: 10.14744/planlama.2024.59480  Pages 72 - 75
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9. Evaluation and Suggestions on the Relationship Between Turkey's Spatial System and Local Socio-Economic Development
Savaş Zafer Şahin
doi: 10.14744/planlama.2024.86658  Pages 76 - 82
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