Address: Department of City and Regional Planning, Room: 56
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Phone: + 90 312 210 22 41
Fax: + 90 312 210 79 65
E-Mail: akkar@metu.edu.tr
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Education:
B.Sc., CRP, Middle East Technical University (1994)
M.Sc., UPL, Middle East Technical University (1997)
Ph.D., University of Newcastle, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (2003)
Taught Courses:
CRP201 Planning Studio III (2008-2009 and 2010-present)
CRP202 Planning Studio IV (2008-2009 and 2010-present)
CRP333 Urban Design Workshop I (2003-2009)
CRP333 Introduction to Urban Design (2010-present)
CRP401 Planning Studio VII (2003 and 2007)
CRP402 Planning Studio VIII (2003 and 2007)
CRP486 Urban Regeneration: Strategies, Policies, Organization and Design (2004-2005)
UD501 Urban Design Master Studio I (2009-2010)
UD502 Urban Design Master Studio II (2009-2010)
CP570 Thesis Seminar Fall 2004-2005 (2004-2005)
Research interests: Public space, urban regeneration, urban conservation, urban design, sustainable community development
Selected Publications:
Akkar Ercan, M. (2011) Developing sustainable communities in historic neighbourhoods of Istanbul. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie. 102(2): 205-219.
Akkar Ercan, M. (2011) Challenges and conflicts in achieving sustainable communities in historic neighbourhoods of Istanbul. Habitat International. 35: 295-306.
Akkar Ercan, M. (2010) Less or more public than before? Public space improvement in Newcastle city centre. Whose Public Space? International case studies in urban design and development. A. Madanipour (ed.). Routledge: London. pp. 21-51.
Akkar Ercan, M. (2010) How to shape up conservation-led regeneration initiatives regarding community needs?. METU Journal of Faculty of Architecture. 27(1): 201-221
Akkar Ercan, M. (2010) Searching for a balance between community needs and conservation policies in historic neihgbourhoods of Istanbul. European Planning Studies. 18(5): 833-859
Akkar Ercan, M. (2009) Kentsel dönüşümde yeni bir planlama yaklaşımı: ‘Topluluk ihtiyacı odaklı planlama’ (A new planning approach in urban transformation: ‘Community needs-led planning’). Gecekondu, Dönüşüm, Kent. S. Kayasü, O. Işık, N. Uzun, E. Kamacı (eds.) ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi: Ankara. pp. 163-175.
Akkar Ercan, M. (2007) Public spaces of post-industrial cities and their changing roles. METU Journal of Faculty of Architecture. 24(1): 115-137.
Akkar, M. (2006) Kentsel dönüşüm üzerine Batı’daki kavramlar, tanımlar, süreçler ve Türkiye (The concepts, definitions and processes on urban transformation in the Western literature and Turkey). Planlama. 36: 29-38.
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 post-industrial cities. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review. 16(11): 75-91.
Akkar, M. (2005) Questioning ‘inclusivity’ of public spaces in post-industrial cities: The case of Haymarket Bus Station, Newcastle upon Tyne. METU Journal of Faculty of Architecture. 22(2): 1-24.