The main concern of this thesis is to evaluate the land-cut as an alternative
urban design tool instead of landfill in the creation of shore in waterfront
areas in terms of improving space quality, increasing the shoreline length for
the use and benefit of public, decreasing the risks of natural disasters while
increasing the marine ecosystem and habitat, and promoting the
development of the land economy.
The development of the idea dates back to an urban design studio study
carried out in 2005 in Eceabat, Ç / anakkale by Middle East Technical
University Urban Design Master Program. During the study, it was observed
that the interaction of small town of Eceabat with water was partially blocked
by a seaside road and a ferry port created by landfill. Therefore, the ways of
integrating the town life with water was searched and in the design schemes
proposed after the analyses, the possibility to create a new shore by land-cut
method in Eceabat was evaluated.
Within this framework, the possibility of using land-cut method is evaluated in
a more detailed case study of KuSdili Meadow and KuSdili Stream (Kurbagali
v
Dere) located in Kadikö / y, Istanbul where there is a potential to create urban
space with an approach which has not been used so far in Turkey.
Prior to the analysis, the life near waterside has been studied in order to
clarify how people from different geographies developed settlements near
waterside and how those settlements existed with water.
The reasons and the problematic of landfill has been evaluated with specific
examples in order to put forward from what aspects the use of an alternative
method be considered is necessary. Therefore, the legal and administrative
aspects which resulted in the creation of landfills as problematic spaces on
the waterside have also been discussed.
At the end of the study, the potentiality of the site has been studied to find out
from various urban design aspects with a specific reference to the
applicability of land-cut method. Therefore, the analysis of the site has been
carried out. And the thesis has shown that land-cut may possibly be an
alternative to landfill in the development of waterside urban spaces from
various spatial, social, and economic aspects.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12611822/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 May 2010 |
| Creators | Yazici, Murat |
| Contributors | Gunay, Baykan |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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