Abstract

Mapping the Urban Story of Shopping Malls in Istanbul
Track: Real Estate
Authors: Aysegul Ozbakir, Rumeysa Ceylan, Isil Erol, Hatice Korkulu

The rapid development of shopping centers in Istanbul has a different historical pattern than those in USA or Europe both in terms of “construction year” and “location decision criteria” where all root from urban and economic dynamics of Turkey.The objective of this research is to evaluate the spatial characteristics of shopping centers in Istanbul through time enabled web maps of ESRI. Out of 110 shopping malls, urban dynamics of 80 are mapped interactively using “story maps”.