An Overview of An Urban Center in Physical and Social Terms: Kırklareli Example

Authors : Fürüzan Aslan, Oğuz Ateş, Engin Kabataş

Pages : 80-93

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Publication Date : 2023-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Becoming meaningful within the historical and geographical context, formed by the adunation of the economic, cultural, political, social and psychological aspects, cities are not only defined as the physical structures. These entire intertwined systems mystify the cities. However, it would not be logical to state that it is equally difficult to comprehend the entire parts of the city. Certain parts of the city are quite simple to comprehend, while certain multidimensional-stratified parts are quite difficult to explain. Urban center is one of the parts of the city which is highly difficult to understand. In this study, the review of the urban center of Kırklareli in physical and social terms and the service activities, the fundamental component of the urban centers, complicates the process of understanding and describing the urban center due to its great quantities and varieties. Moreover, the discussions related to the reasons why the urban center is of utmost importance within the urban planning and design of the province of Kırklareli have been addressed accordingly. In this context, spatial analyzes for occupancy-vacancy, building functions, ground floor usage, road typologies and closure situations, pedestrian activities, vehicle-pedestrian densities and sensory analysis and mind map study were carried out for the target of the study. The analysis findings obtained include urban planning and design recommendations for the city of Kırklareli and important data regarding the identity of the city.
Keywords : Kent merkezi, Kırklareli, fiziksel ve sosyal altyapı