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Policies Concerning Urban Safety and Urbanization in Istanbul

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  • Mehmet Arican

    (Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, Sam Houston University, USA)

  • Halil Ibrahim Bahar

    (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Aksaray University, Turkey)

Abstract

Taking Newman’s “Defensible Space Theory into consideration, data presented in this article was collected by the International Strategic Research Organization as part of the four year, 2008 – 2012, Istanbul Urban Safety Project. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used in the study. Quantitative methods included a large questionnaire survey administered to two samples: households and workplaces; together with analysis of secondary data. The qualitative dimension comprised semi-structured, open-ended interviews with a number of senior officials involved in urban safety in Istanbul. This study argues that the state has abandoned its regulatory role within democratic urban politics; instead taking urbanization measures to further advantage the privileged elites at both a local and national level. Furthermore, it proposes that undemocratic urbanization policies are legitimised mainly on the basis of earthquake anxiety, together with some unsubstantiated issues such as security concerns, criminalization and marginalization.

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  • Mehmet Arican & Halil Ibrahim Bahar, 2020. "Policies Concerning Urban Safety and Urbanization in Istanbul," Annals of Social Sciences & Management studies, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 5(2), pages 37-44, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:oajasm:v:5:y:2020:i:2:p:37-44
    DOI: 10.19080/ASM.2020.05.555657
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    juniper publishers; social sciences journals; social anthropology; social policy; journal of social science; social and political science journals; journal of social science; open access; juniper publishers reivew;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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