Arzu Kocabas

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey

Associate Professor

Email: kocabaa45@gmail.com

Qualifications

2000 Ph.D., London South Bank University, Urban Development and Policy

1989 M.S., Mimar Sinan University, Urban Design, Department of City and Regional Planning

1984 B.S., Istanbul Technical University, Architecture, Faculty of Architecture

Publications (selected)

1. Kocabas, A., ‘The transition to low carbon urbanisation in Turkey: emerging policies and initial action’, Habitat International, Available online 28 February 2012, ISSN 0197-3975, 10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.12.016.
2. Kocabas, A. and Gibson, M. ‘Planned gentrification in Istanbul: the Sulukule Renewal Area 2005-2010’, the International Journal of Sustainable Development Planning, vol. 6, no.4, ISSN: 1743-7601 (print), ISSN: 1743-761X (online), WIT Press, UK, 2011.
3. Kocabas, A., ‘Urban Conservation in Istanbul: Evaluation and Re-conceptualization’, Habitat International, A Journal of the Study of Human Settlements, Elsevier, vol. 30, pp. 107-126, 2006, ISSN 0197-3975, 10.1016/j.habitatint.2004.08.001.
4. Kocabas, A., ‘The Emergence of Istanbul’s Fifth Urban Planning Period: A Transition to Planning for Sustainable Urban Regeneration’, Journal of Urban Technology, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 27-48, ISSN: 1063-0732 paper / ISSN: 1466-1853 (online), Taylor & Francis Group: Routledge, 2005.