THE REAL FUNCTION OF THE “DISASTER LAW” IN THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF ISTANBUL
THE REAL FUNCTION OF THE “DISASTER LAW” IN THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF ISTANBUL
Author(s): Nihal DURMAZSubject(s): Government/Political systems, Rural and urban sociology, Environmental interactions
Published by: Rasim Özgür DÖNMEZ
Keywords: World City; Urban Renewal; Disaster Risk; Prevention Policy; Disaster Law;
Summary/Abstract: After the “Disaster Law” came into force, urbanization of Istanbul entered in a new turn. This article discusses the real function of this law in Istanbul's urbanization process, based on data obtained from field studies conducted in two towns of İstanbul (Sarıgöl and Tozkoparan). By answering to the questions of how the concept of environmental risk manifests itself in the urban development and what the “Disaster Law” changed in the urban process, this text aims to show that the disaster risks become a powerful tool for the for the implementation of urban policies desired by the authorities. In this regard, the first part of the text speaks about the emergence of the "Disaster Law". And the second part, by analyzing the law and its application in two different areas, gives the characteristics of this law and its impacts on these places.
Journal: Alternatif Politika
- Issue Year: 10/2018
- Issue No: Special
- Page Range: 31-52
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English