Investigation Of Urban Texture MorphologicalChange Using Fractal Analysis Method: KonyaExample

Urban morphology studies aim to understand and analyze the multi-layered textures andincreasing complexity of cities, as they constantly transform and evolve. In recent years,numerical data and fractal analysis have been used to obtain concrete data and objectiveevaluations of historical changes in the urban fabric, enabling the examination ofmunicipal building locations and their impact on the environment in the future. Urbanmorphology is an essential tool to understand the formation and transformation processesof settlements, spatial identity, and historical development processes.Cities are ever-changing living spaces that constantly evolve, particularly in citiesexperiencing rapid change. In a study of Konya, the location of central districtmunicipality structures was analyzed to understand their role in shaping the urban textureand the spatial and temporal changes in the city and its surroundings. Traditional methodsused in the past for studying urban morphology are insufficient for examining rapidlychanging cities. Therefore, the study utilized fractal analysis, a method that examinesurban morphology and changes in urban structure with numerical data. The study aims toidentify potential changes in the surroundings of new municipal buildings and plan,accordingly, providing a reference for planning and controlling the spontaneousdevelopment and change process in urban morphology. A literature review wasconducted in the study to obtain data on the subject using written, drawn, and visualsources. The place of the study in the literature was researched by scanning local andforeign articles, theses, magazines, municipal archives, internet resources, proceedings,and books on the subject.In this study, the morphology of Konya city was assessed from architectural and urbanperspectives using fractal and porosity analyses. The study examined the spatialdifferentiation of urban morphology over time, particularly in the surrounding areas of thecentral district municipalities. Numerical data was evaluated and interpreted throughmorphological city parameters. The impacts of landmark buildings on the development of the district on urban morphology were researched in context. Street layout was also examined as an important element in the formation of the city. The analysis showed that the street layout differs for each function, such as residential, commercial, and public areas, with the historical city center dominated by the traditional texture. In future studies, fractal analysis will be applied to different landmarks in different cities to analyze their effect on morphology at different scales.

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Urban morphology ، Urban Texture ، fractal analysis ، Konya