The Evaluation of The Identity Features / Characteristics at Urban Waterfront Zones; The Case of Terme

Abstract

Coastal settlements generally have various geographical features compared to other settlements. The social and spatial change of the coast in such settlements is related to the "land use strategy" of this environment. These changes guide the settlements and bring them to be dynamic in the architecture and urban space during the historical process. This study is " obtained from the thesis named The Evaluation of The Identity Features /Characteristics at Urban Waterfront zones; The Case of Terme”. In this study, the role of the coastal zone, which acts as a border and threshold in the formation of urban identity, is discussed through the town of Terme, which has a stream running through it and has a coastline also. The survey study conducted in the area is analyzed with the Kruskal Wallis test. Along with these analyze, the effect of the coast on the urban identity was emphasized.