Urbanization
Aegean island known for its wine under ‘urbanization’ threat
A new urbanization plan will pave the way to opening Bozcaada to vast construction projects
UN: Two-thirds of world will live in urban areas by 2050
A new United Nations report says that the world population is increasingly urban with more than half living in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66 percent by 2050 More than half of the worldâs seven billion people live in urban areas, with the top âmega citiesâ - with more than 10 million inhabitants - being Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Mexico City and Sao Paulo
Environment Ministry to have final say in construction plans
Local construction projects will need approval by the Environment and Urbanization Ministry rather than municipalities and public opinion will also be taken by polls, according to a new regulation issued in the Official Gazette.
The new regulation has brought about new changes to the rules of construction in cities and was released by the ministry on June 14.