Green vs. Gray: Urbanizing Turkey
Résumé
Ubanization and housing policies in Turkey have been transformed in a neoliberal fashion since the early 2000s. This has been accompanied by an abandonment of spatial planning to the benefit of the new competitive regionalism embodied in strategic urban planning with the objective of creating “brand cities.” Social policies in cities, the search for spatial justice fostering social diversity and support for disadvantaged populations are gradually being downgraded. The for-profit objectives of these policies also harm the environment and have caused many problems, including in health, public transport, mobility and housing. This current issue concentrates on Turkey’s approach to the environment and urbanization, which is also a vital global issue.