Institutional capacities in the land development for housing on greenfield sites in Istanbul

Title

Institutional capacities in the land development for housing on greenfield sites in Istanbul

 Author

Turk, S.S.
Korthals Altes, W.K.

Faculty

OTB Research Institute

 Department

Geo-Information and Land Develeopment

 Date

2010-12-31

 Abstract

Accommodating urban growth in the fast growing city of Istanbul encounters several problems. This paper discusses the development of greenfield sites in Istanbul by examining the institutional structure of the land development process of some recent large-scale housing projects using a framework of institutional analysis. The result reveals that the public (through both the central government and the local municipalities) has an important role in land development by acting as both regulator and investor. These roles have been empowered by the recent changes in the law. Success has been achieved in terms of the quality and quantity of housing built on greenfield sites in Istanbul over the last decade. However, the price of serviced urban plots in the legal land market remains high, and it remains difficult for the lowand mid-income groups to gain entry to the property market.

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 ISSN

0197-3975

 Source

Habitat international, 34(2), 2010

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

journal article

 Rights

(c) 2010 Turk, S.S., Korthals Altes, W.K.
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