| dc.description.abstract | The study aims to reveal the level of integration between the Galata-Pera district and the central business area. First, the development of the Central Business Area of Istanbul has been carefully studied and the Galata-Pera district has been considered within the context of the antique era, the conquest era and the republic era. Space Syntax analysis model has been utilized in understanding the space configuring structure of the study area. An axial map of the area encircling the Şişli-Mecidiyeköy- Maslak route, which is the contemporary business center of Istanbul, has been created. The Axman computer program has been utilized for the preparation of axial maps, the calculation of the integration values of configuring parameters. A comparison of the global integration (R-n) values of the Galata-Pera district and the global integration (Rn) values within the Şişli-Mecidiyeköy-Maslak central business area. As a conclusion, the hypothesis that the part- whole relation of the Galata-Pera district and Şişli- Mecidiyeköy-Maslak central business and trade areas is preserved and the level of integration is different in different uses of land such as housing- trade has been proven. | |
