1. MASTER PLANNING ON ESTABLISHING AN URBAN WIDE PUBLIC SPACE NETWORK
Adnan KAPLAN Şerif HEPCAN Bülent ÖZKAN
Erhan KÜÇÜKERBAŞ Emine M. YİĞİT Hatice S. TÜREL
Ege University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Landscape Architecture
İzmir - TÜRKİYE (TURKEY)

2. WHAT IS PUBLIC SPACE NETWORK?
Each of urban public spaces along with existing or potential greenways should be seen as a complementary part of a public space network in a given landscape context, particularly by taking into account pedestrian requirements as a major prerequisite.

3. WHY MASTER PLANNING?
A planning approach is required in order to guide future physical development in the context of urban public spaces and greenways. Master planning is hereby an analytical and creative activity resulting in a coordinated set of decisions (the plan) about the actions to accomplish stated goals.
This study is the first example in Turkey that Muğla municipality requested a comprehensive master planning pursuit from the Department of Landscape Architecture, Ege (Aegean) University in 2001.

4. MUĞLA IN TURKEY

5. THE AIMS OF THE PROJECT
Serve as a guide for the future form and development of the city and as a model to similar urban settlements,
Improve the quality of social life,
Articulate a new vision and prototype,
Identify basic principles to guide improvement of local economic and cultural values,
Create dynamic, livable and more attractive urban landscapes for inhabitants and tourists alike,
Stretch the proposed network into the core of the historical district to unveil city’s traditional values and amenities for tourism.

6. STUDY AREA: AT THE CROSSROAD

7. T R A D I T I O N A L S E T T L E M E N T

8. CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL ARTIFACTS

9. TRADITIONAL
S T R E E T

10. L O C A L B A Z A A R

13. EXISTING PUBLIC SPACES

14. LEFTOVER AREAS POTENTIAL PUBLIC SPACES TYPOLOGY The name of place Size
(da)
Primary activities and features
Aquapark
100
Deep and large vacant hole
On the edge of Atatürk Boulevard (proposed greenway)
Adjacent to proposed tram route between the university and
city center W
ithin the new development area
Hobby Garden 72
Fertile agricultural land
Next to the new bus station
Within the new development area
Adjacent to Atatürk Boulevard
Buffer zone between urban settlement and agricultural
lands
Parks
Atasev
erler 28
Surrounded by multistory residential buildings
Within new development areas
Undulated topography
Central location in the city
Access to Atatürk Boulevard
Koca Havuz
14.5
Relatively large and vacant area
Dynamic topography
Relatively old trees
Potential for picnic activity
Square
New Town Square 4
A parking area with an easy access to main streets
Facing the major axis binding new and old city
Close to the new bus station
Publicly owned

15. EXISTING/POTENTIAL GREENWAYS

16. OUTPUTS 1 & 2

17. MASTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

19. MASTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
Policy
An integrated approach of planning and management
The pedestrian friendly policies
Open space preservation through land acquisition
A proposed buffer zone with the purpose of protecting agricultural areas
Planning, design and management
Managing socio-economic life of the city in relation with its physical layout
A new urban precinct in support of greenways
Vacant lots, designated as ‘proposed green areas’ over the urban development plan

20. MASTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
Transportation
Public transportation has to be strengthened through environment-friendly investments. For instance, a tram route along the proposed greenway
Enlargement of sidewalks and establishment of bicycle lanes
Some vehicular roads leading to historic district should be allocated to partly or non-motorized pedestrian access

21. C O N C L U S I O N
a sound public space network in order to attract tourists and to further develop new economic investments
greenway topic should address overwhelmingly the course of urban development plan and physical structure of urban domain in a legislative way
the master planning approach, as a systematic and comprehensive way to analyze and guide the urban public open spaces and greenways as a whole
an autonomous master planning unit within the body of the local government should be established for implementation and management
master plan outputs should be divided into a set of implementation projects for municipal pursuits

22. T e ş e k k ü r e d e r i m