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Urban Futures
EDC CITY - CASE STUDY: ISTANBUL
Location
Located on the Bosphorus Strait
Passageway between the Black Sea, Marmara Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
Between Asia and Europe
On a major plate boundary
City's importance
Region
Lies at the Bosphorus Strait which is the only passage in/out of the Black Sea.
It is also important as it provides the main land route from Syria towards Europe for refugees
Country
Biggest city in Turkey
20% of Turkey's population
Generates 50% of Turkey's wealth
Main sectors are Finance and Tourism
In 2012 City of Istanbul had a GDP of $332.4 billion
Wider World
• Istanbul is the only city that is both in Asia and Europe meaning the city is culturally diverse, allowing to have more influence on the world. Istanbul is at a location where both sea and land trades are available leaving it to be one of the main trading centres of turkey; the city generates 55% of Turkey's trade and 45% of the country's wholesale trade.
The patterns of national and international migration and how this is changing the growth and character of the city.
Contemporary Challenges
Solutions
AC CITY - CASE STUDY: LONDON
How is the global pattern of urbanisation changing?
What does rapid urbanisation mean for cities?