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Research
Interests: public
space, urban regeneration, urban design
Taught
Courses:
CRP
401 - Planning Studio VII
CRP 402 - Planning Studio VIII
CRP 333 -
Urban Design Workshop I
CRP 486 - Urban Regeneration: Strategies, Policies, Organization
and Design
Books
and Book Chapters
Akkar,
M., S. Karaduman, O.D. Koçgil, and D. Yıldız (1996) Üretim
Ekonomisinden Rant Ekonomisine Kamu Arazilerinin Özelleştirilmesi
(From the Welfare Economy to the Market Economy: Privatisation
of Public Lands). Ankara: TMMOB.
Akkar,
M., E. Alarslan, A. Aras, E. Babalık, G. Hafızoğulları, E.
Ocak and N. Sevim (1995) A Comparative Study on Local Government
Finance. Ankara: METU Graduate Program in Urban Policy Planning
and Local Governments.
Akkar,
M., E. Alarslan, A. Aras, E. Babalık, G. Hafızoğulları, E.
Ocak and N. Sevim (1995) Türkiye'deki Yerel Yönetim Maliyesi
(Local Government Finance in Turkey). Ankara: METU Graduate
Program in Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments.
Akkar,
M., E. Alarslan, A. Aras, E. Babalık, G. Hafızoğulları, E.
Ocak and N. Sevim (1995) Muğla Belediyesi Finansman Yapısının
Yeniden Örgütlenmesi (Re-organisation of the Local Government
Finance of Muğla Municipality). Ankara: METU Graduate Program
in Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments.
Journal
Papers
Refereed Journals:
Akkar,
M. (2005) The changing 'publicness' of contemporary public
spaces: A case study of the Grey's Monument Area, Newcastle
upon Tyne. Urban Design International. 10: 95-113
Akkar,
Z.M. (2005) Questioning the 'publicness' of public spaces
in postindustrial cities. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements
Review. 16(11): 75-91
Akkar,
Z.M. (2004) Questioning the 'publicness' of public spaces
in post-industrial cities (abstract). Traditional Dwellings
and Settlements Review. 16(1): 24.
Non-refereed
Journals:
Akkar,
M. (1996) Kuruluşundan bugüne Arsa Ofisi (Arsa Ofisi from
the time of its establishment to the present). Ada-Kentliyim.
8: 92-96.
Akkar,
M. (1996) Türkiye'de arazi politikaları eşliğinde Arsa Ofisi
(Land policies in Turkey and Arsa Ofisi). Belediyeler. 30:
27-35.
Akkar,
M. (1996) Merkezin arsacısı, Arsa Ofisi Genel Müdürlüğü (The
land-provider of the central government, Arsa Ofisi). Ada-Kentliyim.
6: 46-48.
Akkar,
M., S. Karaduman, O.D. Koçgil, and D. Yıldız (1995) Kent planlamasında
kamu arazileri (Public lands in town planning). Planlama.
12: 44-47.
Conference Proceedings & Abstracts
Refereed:
Akkar,
M. (2005) From 'market places' to 'place-marketing' spaces
- Changing 'inclusivity' of evolving public spaces. In the
proceedings of UIA 2005 Istanbul - XXII World Congress of
Architecture (Cities: Grand Bazaar of ArchitectureS), Istanbul,
Turkey, 3-7 July 2005. UIA: Istanbul.
Akkar,
Z.M. (2004) New-generation public spaces - How 'inclusive'
are they?. In the proceedings of Open Space: People Space
Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 27-29 October 2004. The Hub:
Edinburgh.
Akkar,
M. (2003) Public spaces as means of city-marketing. World
Congress: Cities & Markets, shifts in urban development.
Call for Papers: Abstracts. Vienna, Austria, 5-8 October 2003.
Vienna City Hall: Vienna. 3
Akkar,
Z.M. (2003) Regenerating and marketing cities and their 'public'
spaces: A British way. In the proceedings of the International
Conference Public Arts and Urban Design, Interdisciplinary
and Social Perspectives, Barcelona, Spain, 2-4 October 2003.
MACBA: Barcelona. 21-36
Akkar,
M. (2003) Public spaces in Britain as the tools of urban regeneration
schemes. In A. Karaman (ed.) Urban Regeneration and Urban
Design (the proceedings of International 14th Urban Design
and Implementations Symposium), Istanbul, Turkey, 28-30 May
2003. Mimar Sinan University: Istanbul. 192-204
Akkar,
M. (1997) Kent planlamada kamu arazileri [Public lands in
town planning]. In the proceedings of the Symposium of Özelleştirme
ve Kamu Arazileri [Privatization and Public Lands], Ankara,
April 27, 1995. TMMOB Şehir Plancılari Odası: Ankara. 27-33
Working paper series
Akkar,
Z.M. (2004) Questioning the 'publicness' of the post-industrial
cities' public spaces. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements
Review Working Paper Series. 167: 25-55.
Reports
Thompson, I., J. Pendlebury, T. Townsend, M. Roe, T. Shaw
and M. Akkar (2001) Beacon Councils Round 3 - Improving Urban
Green Spaces. School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape,
University of Newcastle: Newcastle (http://www.local.odpm.gov.uk/research/beacyr3/urban)
OTHER
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
- Take part as a teaching staff in the Intensive Program within
the framework of SOCRATES program which will be held on 15
- 21 September 2005 in Hamburg.
- Acted as a member of both organizing and scientific committees
of the 28th Conference of Urbanisation held in Middle East
Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, December 8-10, 2004.
- Acted as a member for the organization of the
international student charette (Global Studio) which was held
in Istanbul Technical University between 25 June - 2 July
2005 in collaboration with University of Sydney, University
of Rome, Columbia University, Middle East Technical University,
Istanbul Technical University,and Mimar Sinan University.
(www.theglobalstudio.com)
ONGOING
RESEARCHES
- A part of the research project under the topic of 'Spatial
Development Strategies, Research and Model Development for
Istanbul Action Plan (İstanbul'un Eylem Planlamasına Yönelik
Mekansal Gelişme Stratejileri Araştırma ve Model Geliştirme)'.
Research project, commissioned by Boğaziçi İnşaat Müşavirlik
A.Ş., and carried out in collaboration with A. Türel, A. Eraydin,
M. Güvenç, S. Kayasü, E. Babalik-Sutcliffe, S. Osmay, A. Ataöv,
B. Gedikli.
AWARDS
September 1998 A four-year scholarship from the Higher Education
Council to pursue a Ph.D. degree in Britain in the field of
City Planning
September
1998 A bursary of £2000 from the Department of Town and Country
Planning at University of Newcastle upon Tyne
April
1996 First prize award winner in a national competition for
"Utopias for Istanbul", held as a part of the Symposium
"Istanbul - 2020" organized by Istanbul Technical
University (in partnership with Aslı Süha Dönertaş and Özgül
Özkan).
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