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  • STRUCTURE AND RELIEF OF ALBANIA 
    Ali Selcuk Biricik (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    ALBANIA, is a European country situated in the Balkan Peninsula. The west side is bordered with the southeastern costs of Adriatic Sea . Albania has borders with MONTENEGRO in the North KOSOVO and SYRBIA in the northeast,MACEDONIA ...
  • THE LEGACIES OF NATO INTERVENTIONS IN THE BALKANS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF NEW INTERVENTIONISM 
    Ozgun Erler Bayir; University of Istanbul (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    This paper focuses on the analysis of the NATO interventions in the Balkans fromthe perspective of new interventionism. NATO has been considered one of the basicand leading components of peace and stability in the region ...
  • CASE OF ITALY-ALBANIA RELATIONS: POLICY CULTURAL INTERACTION (1878-1918) 
    Betul BATIR; Istanbul University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    After the Treaty of Berlin, there was a considerable change in the political status ofthe Balkans. Especially in Albania, the political and cultural studies of neighboring countries started to operate. Italy, with the aim ...
  • AN APPROACH TO GEOPOLITICS OF BALKAN GEOGRAPHY 
    Ibrahim Atalay; Dokuz Eylul University; Deniz Ekinci (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    The name of "Balkan" is in Turkish means rugged mountainous areas. Balkans is apart of Asia's continent extending like a peninsula to the west. This peninsula has no clear boundary with Europe when in East Asian continent ...
  • ALBANIAN DEMOGRAPHY AND ITS RELATION WITH MIGRATION 
    Murat Ates; Namik Kemal University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    In 1990's, great economic transformation efforts to switch to liberal market economy had been experienced in former communist countries. This transformation process had also influenced the direction of economic policies ...
  • BORDERS, IDENTITIES AND KIN POLITICS IN THE BALKANS: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE AT THE TURKISH-BULGARIAN BORDER 
    Nurcan Ozgur Baklacioglu (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    The paper focuses upon the historical and social construction of variouscrossborder identities across Turkish-Bulgarian border and elaborates the role ofthe border minorities, dual citizens and local kin politics on the ...
  • ESOURCE CONSTRAINT PROBLEMS FACED ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND PROPOSAL FOR BALKAN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR 
    Murat Anbarci; Ahmet Dursun Uzum; Ekrem Manisali (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    Considerıng project plans to affect cash flows of construction projects will be aimednecessarily to use constraint resources providing a maximum financial benefit as aresearch study. Resource-constrained project ...
  • THE END OF AKINCI CORPS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 
    Mustafa Alkan; Gazi University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    It has been known that the Akincis were in the Ottoman Empire an extention of thecorps which provided the border security of the Turkish states. They were named inthe Seljuki period as "margraves". Even the Ottomans were ...
  • THE BLEEDING WOUND OF TURKISH INDEPENDENCE LITERATURE: THE BALKANS 
    Fundagul Apak (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    The rebellion prompted in the Ottoman Army by the proponents of the Committee ofUnion and Progress in 1912 accelerated invasions, oppositions and wars in the Balkans resulting with the loss of Albania, Greece, Crete, ...
  • IMMIGRATIONS FROM THE BALKANS TO TURKEY AND IMMIGRANT SETTTLEMENTS IN WESTERN ANATOLIA 
    Suheyla Balci Akova; Istanbul University Department of Geography (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    It is well known that many countries fought for supremacy over the Balkans throughout the history, because of which at least some groups in the region were displaced. Turkey got heavily affected by these population movements. ...
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION AMONG BALKAN STUDIES IN TURKEY AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES 
    Hasan Akdag; Hasan Huseyin Yilmaz; Ercan Bahtiyar (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    The Balkans connect the two old continents and different civilizations. So it is aplace of mixed melting pot of different peoples and cultures throughout history.After the World War II disintegration of the former Soviet ...
  • Sustainable buildings: some inconvenient observations 
    Ardeshir Mahdavi; Vienna University of Technology (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
  • Green Walls Benefits in Contemporary City 
    Ana Virtudes; University of Beira Interior; Maria Manso; University of Beira Interior (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    There is nothing new about using vegetation in buildings and construction of cities. Greenery has always played an important role in the construction of cities. However, contemporary cities are currently dominated by ...
  • Monitoring and modeling of the urban micro-climate 
    Aida Maleki; Vienna University of Technology; Kristina Orehounig; Vienna University of Technology; Ardeshir Mahdavi; Vienna University of Technology (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Urban heat island phenomenon (UHI) is considered to be one of the major challenges encountered this century by the human kind. This phenomenon is characterized mainly by air temperatures in the city that are higher than ...
  • The Spatial Patterns and Development of the Sugar Industry Cities-Huwei and Sinying 
    Yuchen Sharon Sung; Feng Chia University; Hsu Hsin Ni; Feng Chia University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    The sugar industry communities were developed extensively during Japanese colonial period (1895- 1945) in Taiwan. The planning of these communities was also based on the concepts of western industrial villages which connected ...
  • Durres Seaside Promenade: Urban Public versus Private Space 
    Valbona Koci; EPOKA University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    This paper explores the spatial transformations of Durres waterfront - focusing only on the seaside promenade - within a predefined timeframe: late socialist & post socialist era, covering mainly the period of transition ...
  • Universal Design Methodologies in Developing Countries: Case Study-Tirana 
    Vjosa Shehu; Epoka University; Sokol Dervishi; Epoka University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    In developing countries, people with disabilities face a multitude of obstacles in their physical environment preventing them from participating in social, cultural and professional life. Given this tort, major concerns ...
  • From East to West: Persian, Indian and Central European Themes Forming the Architectural Scenery in Early Modern Ottoman Culture 
    Soner Sahin; Yeditepe University (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    This study aims to define the changes in architectural scenery and cityscape in Ottoman cultural life in early modern era, i.e. 18th century. It is aimed to complement intercultural relations in this age through surveying ...
  • Symbolism in the Conceptualization of Contemporary Yoruba City Central Business District Urban Design 
    Tunji Adejumo; University of Lagos; Niyi Okedele; University of Lagos; Mike Adebamowo; University of Lagos (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Design failure of central business district in Nigeria cities is traceable to colonial urban planning 'dual city' concept and 'tropical architecture modernism' philosophy that ignored culture in planning process. Culture ...
  • Comments on the Influence of the Western Architectural Styles on the Ottoman Water Structures; Case study Sultan Mahmud II Dam 
    Sukru Sonmezer; Faculty of Sciences and Letters (International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, 2013-06-26)
    Western architectural styles are introduced to the Ottoman architecture gradually starting with the beginning of the 18th century. These styles were accepted by the Ottoman society rapidly after the second half of the 18th ...

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