Dynamics of Urbanization
- New definition, meaning and function of the urban
- Political-Economy of Urbanization
- Urbanization, institutional structure and legal framework
- Transformation in urbanization policies, institutional structure and legal framework
- State-Capital and Urbanization Relations
- Market domination in urbanization- planning and architecture
- Planning, changing paradigms and new approaches
- Impact of Privatization Policies on Built Enviroment
- Urban Regeneration Projects, Mega Projects and Their Finances
Problems in Urbanization Processes
- Urban Justice, Poverty and Deprivation
- Right to the City Violations and Urban Movements
- Socio-Spatial Segregation and Alienation
- Eroded Publicity and Hegemonic Spaces
- Socio-Economic Dimensions of mass and internal migration
- Climate change, natural disasters and risks
- Epidemic and Contagion Diseases
- Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- Relations between Brain-Drain and Life Quality
Factors Affecting Quality of Life
- Urbanization and Employment Relations
- Productive Economy and Sectoral Diversity
- Public Policies and Urban Services
- Urban Dweller Profiles and Changing Needs
- Local Goverments and Governance
- Local and Rural Development
- Agricultural Policies, Agricultural Production and Food Security
- Climate Change Adaptation Policies and Implementations
- Reducing Natural Disasters’ Risks and their Management
- Political Ecology, Enviromental Management and Right to Enviroment
- Smart Technologies in Urbanization Field
- Resilient Cities
New Approaches in Increasing Life Quality, Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation
- New Approaches and Methods to Life Quality
- Urban Life Quality Indexes
- Understanding Urban Movements’ Demands as Indicators of Life Quality
- Approaching Everyday Life as an Indicator of Life Quality
- Questioning Cultural Policies
- Smart Technologies and E-Municipality Systems
- TSE and ISO Standards
- Geographic Information Systems and Big Data
- Urban Information Security
- Monitoring and Auditing Construction Plans