Journal Article

·2013 OPEN ACCESS

What make cities sustainable? Barcelona and Istanbul

Çiğdem Canbay Türkyılmaz YTU

WIT transactions on ecology and the environment

Abstract

Barcelona has been one of the most active cities of the world over the last 20 years in terms of urban planning. From the first changes in the 1980s to today, it has been seen that Barcelona meets the new economic, social and cultural requirements of a rapidly changing world and proceeds step by step to be one of the world's leading cities.

Keywords

Public space Urban planning Geography Regional science Architecture Flexibility (engineering) Sustainability Urban design City centre Economy Environmental planning Political science Civil engineering Architectural engineering Engineering Management Archaeology

Subject Areas

Urban Design and Spatial Analysis ·Building and Construction ·Physical Sciences
Sustainable Building Design and Assessment ·Building and Construction ·Physical Sciences
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation ·Archeology ·Social Sciences

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