Evaluation Of Urban Transport With International Examples

The story of urbanization and transportation is as ancient as human history. Throughout history, people have been establishedtheir habitats near rivers, intersection points of roads and trade routes in alignment with strategical, cultural points or martialpolicies. Almost all of these are directly o...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Fatih Altan, Zeynel Doğru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yildiz Technical University 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jscmt/issue/35663/417416
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Summary:The story of urbanization and transportation is as ancient as human history. Throughout history, people have been establishedtheir habitats near rivers, intersection points of roads and trade routes in alignment with strategical, cultural points or martialpolicies. Almost all of these are directly or indirect transportation elements. One needs to evaluate samples from differentgeographies comparatively to realize planning improvement. In this context, Turkey’s cities, especially major of them such asIstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, and Bursa do not manifest uniform topographies and characteristics. Hence, it is beneficial to evaluatecities in other locations which resemble Turkey's cities to obtain different perspectives.
ISSN:2458-973X