Tentative Program

DAY 1 – Institutional Context and the Broader Perspective

21 October (Gazi University Beşevler Concert Hall)

9.15-9.45 Registration

Theme: 100th Anniversary, Planning Discipline and Accessible Cities

9.45-10.15 Opening Ceremony

• Welcome Speech
  • Gazi University Rectorate, Dean
  • Head of Department, City and Regional Planning
• City and Regional Planning at Gazi University in 100th Anniversary
  • Departmental Legacy, Education and Research

10.15-11.00 Opening Keynote

Planning Cities for Everyday Life: Accessibility, Equity and Urban Futures
(Hermann KNOFLACHER)

11.00-11.15 Coffee Break

11.15-12.00 Keynote Lecture

Accessibility- Versus Mobility-Based Planning; Approaches, Perspectives, and Measures
(Samira RAMEZANI)

12.00-12.45 Lunch Break

12.45-13.45 Low Speed Bicycle Activity- Ankara Bicycle Council

13.45-14.45 Plenary Panel – Reframing Urban Accessibility

Moderator: Ebru Vesile ÖCALIR

• International projects and funding (Göktuğ KARA, EEAS)
• From mobility to access and green transition (Marco KEINER, FutureFinder)
• Spatial mobility justice (Cüneyt ELKER)

14.45-15.00 Coffee Break

15.00-16.15 Thematic Session A

Moderator: Çiğdem VAROL ÖZDEN

Planning education, disciplinary transformation and future agendas of accessibility

15.00–15.15 The Catalyst Role of Accessibility in the Relocation of Capital Functions: A Spatial, Value-Based and Perceptual Analysis in Ankara
Parla Güneş; Fahriye Nihan Özdemir Sönmez; Yeşim Tanrıvermiş; Harun Tanrıvermiş

15.15–15.30 The Transformation of the Master Plan: From Static Vision to Adaptive Framework
Nicole Arce Valdivia

15.30–15.45 AACHEN*Kompass: Phase Zero Planning as Strategic Framework for Integrated Neighborhood Development in Aachen (Germany)
Mehmet Çelik; Nicole Arce Valdivia; Alexander Dambietz

15.45–16.00 Urban Heat Islands and Public Transportation Accessibility: An Assessment of Spatial Vulnerability in İstanbul
Zehra Özçelik

16.00–16.15 Place-Based Education and Child-Inclusive Urban Sustainability
Maryam Farash Khiabani; Parvin Partovi

16.15 Student Project Exhibition

 

DAY 2 – Neighborhood Scale & Project Special Sessions

22 October

22 October

9.00-10.15 Thematic Session B (Yükseliş Hall)

Moderator: Hülagü KAPLAN

Active mobility, walkability and cycling planning

9.00-9.15 Reclaiming Walkability in the Kingdom: Culture, Climate and Urban Form
Oula Aoun

9.15-9.30 Pedestrian Energy Expenditure-Based Walkability Asessen for the 15-Minute City
Merve Yılmaz; Yiğit Can Yavuz; Zeynep Ceren Çelikkaya

9.30-9.45 Rethinking Urban Street Accessibility: The Case Study of Fano
İrem Dinçler; Francesco Rotondo; Ebru Guller

9.45-10.00 CRPD-compliant accessible transport in public transport: Service features and user perspectives within the context of Berlin’s transport landscape
Jakob Busch

10.00-10.15 Rethinking Urban Accessibility through Sen's Bicycle Example: Towards a Capabilities-Based Conceptualization
Muzeyyen Sagiroglu

10.15-10.30 Coffee Break

10.30-11.00 Keynote Lecture (Yükseliş Hall)

Transformative urban and regional planning as an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary effort
(Alois Humer)

11.00-12.15 Flagship Project Session – AccessCity4All (DUT) (Yükseliş Hall)

Moderator: Janina WELSCH

11.00-11.15 Evaluating the 15-Minute City in Ankara: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Perceived and Experienced Accessibility

Özge Yalçıner Ercoşkun; Ebru Öcalır; Ceren Ercoşkun; Hilan Tulan Işıldar; Tuğçe Olgun; Janina Welsch; Anna-Lena Stroms-van der Vlugt; Samira Ramezani; Mahdi Rahimi

11.15-11.30 Walking in the 15-Minute City with older adults and families

Janina Welsch; Anna-Lena Stroms-van der Vlugt; Michael Kloiber; Ceren Ercoşkun; Özge Yalçiner Ercoşkun; Ward Rauws; Samira Ramezani; Ana Louro; Eduarda Marques da Costa; Alois Humer

11.30-11.45 Embedding 15-Minute City Principles in Urban Planning: A Comparison Across Five AccessCity4All Urban Contexts

Ana Louro, Eduarda Marques da Costa, Nuno Marques da Costa,  Ebru Vesile Öcalır, Janina Welsch, Michael Kloiber, Ward Rauws, Alois Humer

11.45-12.00 What Shapes Perceived Accessibility? Interactions Between Sociodemographic, Neighborhood Perception, Behavioral Factors, and Residential Location in Groningen

Mahdi Rahimi; Samira Ramezani; Ward Rauws; Felix Pot

12.00-12.15 The role of belonging and place attachment in shaping liveable 15-minute neighbourhoods: Evidence across three European cities

Michael Kloiber; Anna-Lena Stroms-van der Vlugt; Ana Louro; Anna Kajosaari; Janina Welsch

12.15-13.15 Lunch Break

13.15-14.15 Poster Sessions

14.15- 15.15 Thematic Session C1 (Parallel Session) Yükseliş Hall

Moderator: Leyla ALKAN GÖKLER

Participatory planning, co-creative methods and urban living labs

14.15-14.30 Mapping Sidewalk Width at City Scale: A Scalable GIS-Based Approach for Urban Accessibility Assessment
Alireza Harrafamoughin; Hoda Allahbakhshi

14.30-14.45 Inclusive Urban Futures: Co-Creating Neighbourhoods Through Digital Technologies
M. Reza Shirazi; Tim Jones; Avar Almukhtar; Nurgul Yardım Meriçliler; Juliet Carpenter; Hannah Grove; Astrid Krisch

14.45-15.00 Street Experiments and Public Acceptance of Street Conversions: Evidence from a Scoping Review and Case Study
Maximilian Frankenberger

15.00-15.15 Alienation And Connection: Citizens’ Perception of The City Center in Relation to Tirana’s Changing Urban Landscape

Odeta Manahasa, Desara Sula

14.15-15.15 Thematic Session C2 (Parallel Session) Engineering Faculty Seminar Hall

Moderator: Burcu ÖZÜDURU

Participatory planning, co-creative methods and urban living labs

14.15-14.30 The 15-Minute City Criteria and Participation in the Planning of Cycling Transport
Hülagü Kaplan; Zeynep Çetiner

14.30-14.45 A High-Resolution Framework for the Integration of Ecosystem Services into Street Planning in Dense Urban Environments
Esteban Cacho Pol

14.45-15.00 Evaluating the 20-Minute Suburb Model in Eryaman, Ankara: Toward Resilient Neighbourhood Mobility Systems

Tuğçe Olgun, Özge Yalçıner Ercoşkun

15.00-15.15 The Soviet Microrayon Anticipated the 15-Minute City: Comparative GIS Evidence from Şumen and Ankara-Çayyolu

Günay Erdem

15.15-16.15 Poster Sessions

16.15-18.00 Neighborhood Tour – Emek Mahallesi Moderator: Nilgün GÖRER TAMER

 

DAY 3 – Practice, Policy, and Future

23 October

Theme: From Local to Global – Planning, Policy, and Impact

9.30-10.30 Thematic Session D1 (Parallel Session) Yükseliş Hall

Moderator: Z. Aslı GÜREL

Planning for ageing societies, children and inclusive urban design

9.30-9.45 Learning from Tokyo Study: Age-friendly Neighborhoods and Ageing in Place
Sílvia Jorge; Gizem Kaynarca Aksümer; Fernando Nunes da Silva; Ivette Arroyo; Gwendoline Schaff

9.45-10.00 Beyond Distance: Pedestrian Accessibility and Age-Friendly Neighborhoods in the 15-Minute City Framework in Case of Kadıköy - Istanbul
Arzu Erturan; Gizem Kaynarca Aksümer; Kevser Üstündağ

10.00-10.15 Does Istanbul provide an environment for children that meets the criteria of accessibility, safety, and independence?
Özlemnur Ataol

10.15-10.30 Conditional Access: Mobility Systems and the Limits of Stability in Urban Networks
Sharmeen Rizvi

9.30-10.30 Thematic Session D2 (Parallel Session) Enginneering Faculty Seminar Hall

Moderator: Metin ŞENBİL

9.30-9.45 Urban Marginalized and Spatial Justice in Mashhad: A Thirdspace Perspective
Morteza Gholmzadeh

9.45-10.00 From Financing to Construction: Turkish Migrant Networks and Neighborhood Upgrading in German Cities
Mehmet Çelik; Selçuk Cabar

10.00-10.15 Accessible Recreation Zones in Resort Cities, A City Concept For All: The Marmaris Model
Fidan Mustafayeva

10.15-10.30 Accessibility for All? Analysis of Legal, Spatial, Societal, and Administrative Barriers: The Case of Ankara

Cihan Erçetin

10.30-11.15 Keynote Lecture

From Proximity to Well-Being: Reframing the 15-Minute City through Healthy and Age-Friendly Environment
(Eduarda MARQUES DA COSTA)

11.15-11.30 Coffee Break

11.30-12.45 Thematic Session E (Yükseliş Hall)

Moderator: Ela BABALIK

Context-sensitive planning, blue-green neighborhoods

11.30-11.45 Accessible Neighborhoods and Courtyards: New Ways to Improve Green Area Accessibility at the Neighborhood Scale
Bahar Gedikli Bilgin

11.45-12.00 Sustainable Water Management and Accessibility at the Neighborhood Scale
Serpil Savcı; Ahmet Gemici

12.00-12.15 L’Innesto: A Sustainable Neighborhood Regeneration Model in Milan
Birce Karadoğan

12.15-12.30 Spatial Pattern Analysis of Green Space Accessibility with Thermal Conditions: The Case of Ankara
Hatice Gül Önder; Furkan Akdemir

12.30-13.30 Lunch Break

13.30-14.30 Poster Sessions

14.30-15.15 Roundtable Discussion

Moderator: Özge YALÇINER ERCOŞKUN

From Research to Policy: How Can Accessibility Research Shape Urban Decision-Making?

Umut Berker Sevilmiş (Çankaya Municipality), Batuhan Özbek (Keçiören Municipality), Tuğçe Işık (Parabol-Mobility for All), Çiğdem Çörek Öztaş (Senior Researcher)

15.15-16.30 Closing Session

Accessibility-Oriented Planning in Türkiye: Bridging National Policies, Municipal Practice, and Local Realities
(Ruşen Keleş and İlhan Tekeli)

• Conference Highlights & Synthesis
• Gazi University City and Regional Planning: Looking Ahead to the Next Century