1st Edition

Urbanised Society in the Age of Cities Spatial Governance for Transforming the Urban Space

By Cumhur Olcar Copyright 2025
320 Pages
by Routledge India

320 Pages
by Routledge India

320 Pages
by Routledge India

This book details the transformation processes that impinge on constitutionally ordained governance by drawing on the new theoretical approaches in the urban sciences. It is unique in terms of its focused content, which thoroughly analyses the transformation of space and governance in Turkey and beyond and how urban institutions have emerged and changed since their inception. Underlining the... Read more

1. Theories of Urbanised Cities 2. New Urban Geography for Urbanised Society 3. Urban Governance for Metropolises in the Age of Cities 4. Urban Democracy 5. Understanding Cities as Sustainable Transformation 6. Sustainable Tourism Community 7. Urban Governance for Urbanites Through Spatial Management 8. Intellectual Politics and Form of Government for the Twenty-First Century in Line With Identity Politics   9. Hikmet-i Demokrasiye (raison d’être de la démocratie)

Biography

Cumhur Olcar holds a PhD in urban studies/affairs (HBVU, 2020). His research interests are urban sociology, sustainable cities, urban design and urban governance. Among his publications are Urban Movements and Their Spatial Transformation, and ‘Sustainable Tourism Community: A Case Study of Istanbul’, Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Tourism (2020). Cumhur Olcar has been teaching at Amasya University since 2017.