Author
Ceylan, R., Özbakır, B. A., Erol, Işıl
Publication Date
2017
Publication Place
-
Middle East Technical University Faculty of Architecture
Subject
Retail spaces, Shopping malls, Legislative, Classification and definitions, Trade areas, Shopping malls, Legislative classification and definitions
Type
Periodical
Language
Turkish
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
0258-5316
Record ID
62189c17-bd88-496f-a5af-49e0045baa33
Library Location
International Finance
Date
2017
Sample Text
When the historical development process of shopping centers on a global scale is examined, it is known that the first steps in the transformation of commercial areas into shopping centers were taken in Europe (Birol, 2005; Geç, 2008 and Kiriş, 2010). The first examples of today's shopping malls were seen in America. In a short time, the first similar modern shopping malls were built in many countries, including Türkiye. It can be seen that in the 1950s, Turkey was significantly affected by the retail sector regulations of developed countries. As a result of this situation, large brands with retail chains such as Migros and Gima were opened in Turkey and efforts were made to create a retail infrastructure. This created retail infrastructure served as an infrastructure for the opening of shopping malls in Turkey. In the 1990s, with the adoption of liberal economic policies, lifestyles and demands in society began to change.
As a reflection of the opening of the economy to foreign capital, consumers' interest in imported goods has increased and shopping malls (shopping malls) where these products are available have begun to see demand. Galleria AVM in Istanbul (1988) and Atakule AVM in Ankara (1989) are considered the first examples of shopping malls in Turkey. The fact that 70 shopping malls were opened in Turkey even during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis shows that shopping mall development is quite rapid. In 2014, there are a total of 412 shopping malls in operation, under construction and at the project stage throughout Turkey, and the total leasable area of these centers reached 10.8 million m2 (AARREC, 2015).
The purpose of this study; The aim is to evaluate the development of shopping malls and shopping centers, which have an important place in urban areas and directly affect the urban system, within the framework of the current legislation in Turkey.
For this purpose, in the second part of the study, the historical development processes of commercial areas and shopping malls in the world and in Turkey are summarized within the framework of planning dynamics. In the third section, three different laws and seven regulations regarding the planning of shopping malls in our country are examined in detail. As a result of this review by the researchers, the missing dimensions in the current legislation were discussed and the issues that needed to be detailed were evaluated under six main variables. These variables; It is possible to define these as definitions, standards and classifications, location selection decisions, protection of the ecological environment, transportation and parking infrastructure, hierarchy between plans and legend contents. In the fourth part of the study, the development of policies and legislation for shopping malls in the world and in Turkey
A comparison was made on differences and similarities by discussing country examples. In the conclusion section of the study, all evaluation results were summarized and attention was tried to draw attention to other important issues that were not covered in the legislation., Location decision and standards of shopping malls keep relevancy at a standstill position in the planning agenda of Turkey when considered the increasing numbers of construction even though the economic crisis in the World. By the end of June 2014, the number of shopping malls has reached to 412 (including under construction) and the total gross leasable area to 10.8 million m2 (AARREC, 2015). While there are many regulations and planning legislative frameworks related to the classification and standards of shopping malls around the world, such development has just begun to form in Turkey. Although some regulations for planning the retail spaces have existed since the 1960s, many of them lacked both international standards and a national classification schema that fits for Turkey's unique market demands. This research attempts to fulfill a part in understanding the historical journey of shopping malls in Turkey with reference to the cases of Europe, Asia and America. The literature review aims to explore the variations in standards and classification schemes among different geographies in time. Based on the literature review, secondly, the research aims to shed light on the current legislative framework in Turkey with regard to planning, design and classification of shopping malls. To this end; three laws and seven regulations have been analyzed through a set of six parameters derived from literature review. These parameters are: definitions and standards, location decisions, protection of ecological environment, transportation and parking, hierarchy between the plans and legend categories of plans. Results indicate that recent legislative framework of Turkey cannot fully address a unique, sustainable and national classification schema for shopping malls. The framework also fails in defining the location decision parameters. While, the new law for shopping malls attempts to regulate and address the need for parking lots comprehensively. On the other hand the same law neglects the hierarchy of plans and needs to be improved.
DOI
10.4305/METU.JFA.2017.2.4
Cilt
34
