- Description:
- Journal of contemporary urban Affairs dedicated to filling the recent gap in the literature of contemporary urban affairs by referring to the emerging social and economic problems and the lack of recent studies to overcome these problems. In this regard, the journal is trying to answer the questions of ‘what are the main reasons for social and/or economic problems in contemporary urbanization?’ and ‘How to overcome or at least decrease these problems?’. Considering above mentioned questions, the study aimed to: -To discover the relationship between contemporary urbanisation and social and economic problems in cities. -To increase the contribution of the principles of urban planning to the disciplines of ‘Social Science’ and ‘Art and Humanities’. -To discuss the role of urban planners and urban designers and architects. -To discover the relationship of the emerging problems in cities with other fields of science. -To develop theoretical and methodological foundations for the social and economical problems of contemporary urbanizations. -To bring a scientific view of current issues and discussions. -To propose and compare different problems and solutions referring to the main aim of the journal. -To discover innovative methods and techniques. Overall, the Journal Of Contemporary Urban Affairs is dedicated to focusing on the social and economic consequences of contemporary urbanization under the three main sections: - Section A- Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities: Quality of Life, Liveability, Public Health, Identities, Participatory projects and Walkable cities. - Section B-Territorial Studies: Gated Communities, Urban resilience, Conflict and Divided Territories, Slums, Port-cities, Heritage Studies, Housing Studies, Mediterranean Architectures and Urbanism. - Section C- Urban transformation: Urban Renewal, Urban Regeneration, Urban Morphologies, Rapid Urbanization, Urban Sprawl, Smart Cities, Emerging Cities and Littoral transformations. Contributions are welcome from across the full range of ‘Social Science’ and ‘Arts and Humanities’ disciplines. It is expected from the contributors to advance empirical and theoretical knowledge on contemporary urban affairs - both from positive and normative perspectives. The priority of publication is given to research articles that are specifically written for a multidisciplinary audience with the highest quality and impact. In this regard, The journal looks for articles that are innovative and report excellent research and developments. All articles are published in English and undergo a double-blind peer-review process.
- ISSN:
- 2475-6164 (online)
- Website:
- https://www.ijcua.com/index.php/ijcua
- Publisher:
- Alanya Hamdullah Emin Pasa University
- Frequency:
- 2 issues/year
- Journal discipline:
- Arts and humanities
- Subject area:
- Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities: Quality of Life, Public Health, Participatory projects. Territorial Studies: Urban resilience, Slums, Housing Studies. Urban transformation: Urban Renewal, Urban Regeneration, Urban Morphologies, Smart Cities.