The rise of the shopping mall in Turkey: the use and appeal of a mall in Ankara

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dc.citation.epage108en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber2en_US
dc.citation.spage89en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber22en_US
dc.contributor.authorErkip, F.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T11:57:31Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T11:57:31Z
dc.date.issued2005-03en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Interior Architecture and Environmental Designen_US
dc.description.abstractThe shopping mall as the site of contemporary consumption has long been attracting the attention of various researchers analyzing socio-spatial dynamics in different cultures. It is the focus of this study of recent transformations in Turkish metropolises, due to its primary influence on urban life. As an initial attempt to understand the Turkish situation, a field survey was carried out in Bilkent Shopping Center, a newly built shopping mall in a high-income suburban area of the capital city, Ankara. Some long-lasting assumptions about Western consumption trends and shopping mall development were tested to provide clues for dynamics in a developing country. In addition to statistical analyses of data obtained from structured interviews, various observations were used to enrich the survey. Although shopping mall development seems to be a part of a global trend, there exist socio-cultural influences creating local patterns in the use of the mall. These patterns differ with user characteristics, such as gender, age and occupation, as well as the time of visit. This paper suggests that shopping mall development poses a number of policy issues for planning bodies and these issues need to be addressed with an awareness of the local context.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cities.2004.10.001en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1873-6084
dc.identifier.issn0264-2751
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/11375
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2004.10.001en_US
dc.source.titleCitiesen_US
dc.subjectRetailingen_US
dc.subjectConsumptionen_US
dc.subjectGlobalizationen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectPublic Spaceen_US
dc.subjectConsumptionen_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.subjectLifeen_US
dc.subjectCityen_US
dc.subjectBilkenten_US
dc.subjectUrban Spaceen_US
dc.subjectShopping mallen_US
dc.subjectAnkaraen_US
dc.titleThe rise of the shopping mall in Turkey: the use and appeal of a mall in Ankaraen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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