Address:    Department of City and Regional Planning, Room: 87, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Phone:       + 90 312 210 22 51

Fax:            + 90 312 210 79 65

E-Mail:        obalaban@metu.edu.tr

Website:     https://avesis.metu.edu.tr/obalaban

Education:

Post-Doc. United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies, 2009-2012

Ph.D. Middle East Technical University, City and Regional Planning, 2008

M.Sc. Middle East Technical University, Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments, 2000

B.Sc. Middle East Technical University, City and Regional Planning, 1996

 

Research Interests: Climate Change, Environmental and Climate Policy, Urban Sustainability, Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Urbanism, and Urban Political Analysis

 

Taught Courses:

CRP409 Urban Politics
CRP401 Planning Studio VII
CRP402 Planning Studio VIII
UPL540 Environmental Politics and Policy

 

Google Scholar MyCitations: http://scholar.google.com.tr/citations?user=pthH7BsAAAAJ 

 

Selected Publications:

International peer-reviewed journal publications:

Balaban, O., Puppim de Oliveira, J.A. 2014. Understanding the Links between Urban Regeneration and Climate-Friendly Urban Development: Lessons from Two Case Studies in Japan. Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 19(8), ss. 868-890.

Doll, C.N.H., Balaban, O. 2013. A Methodology for Evaluating Environmental Co-Benefits in the Transport Sector: Application to the Delhi Metro. Journal of Cleaner Production, 58 (2013), ss. 61-73.

Doll, C.N.H., Dreyfus, M., Ahmad, S., Balaban, O. 2013. Institutional Framework for Urban Development with Co-Benefits: The Indian Experience. Journal of Cleaner Production, 58 (2013), ss. 121-129.

Ahmad, S., Balaban, O., Doll, C.N.H., Dreyfus, M. 2013. City Profile: Delhi Revisited. Cities, 31, ss. 641-653.

Balaban, O. 2012. Climate Change and Cities: A Review on the Impacts and Policy Responses. METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 2012/1 (29:1), ss. 21-44.

Balaban, O. 2012. The Negative Effects of Construction Boom on Urban Planning and Environment in Turkey: Unraveling the Role of the Public Sector. Habitat International, 36(1) ss. 26-35.

Puppim de Oliveira, J. A., Balaban, O., Doll, C., Moreno-Penaranda, R., Gasparatos, A., Iossifova, D., Suwa, A. 2011. Cities and Biodiversity: Perspectives and Governance Challenges for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the City Level. Biological Conservation. 144(5), ss. 1302-1313.

Balaban, O. 2010. İklim Değişikliği ile Mücadelede Kamu Sektörünün Rolü: Türkiye Üzerine Bir İnceleme. Amme İdaresi Dergisi, 43(3), ss. 83-108.

Chapters in international books:

Puppim de Oliveira, J.A., Doll, C.N.H., Moreno-Peñaranda, R., Balaban, O., 2014. Urban Biodiversity and Climate Change. In: B. Freedman (Ed.) Global Environmental Change, ss. 461-468, Springer Reference, Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London.

Balaban, O. 2013. The Use of Indicators to Assess Urban Regeneration Performance For Climate-Friendly Urban Development: The Case of Yokohama Minato Mirai 21. In Kawakami, M., Shen, Z., Pai, J., Gao, X. and Zhang, M. (Eds.) Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development: Approaches for Achieving Sustainable Urban Form in Asian Cities, ss. 91-115, Netherlands: Springer.

Puppim de Oliveira, J.A., Suwa, A., Balaban, O., Doll, C., Jiang, P., Dreyfus, M., Moreno-Peñaranda, R., Dirgahayani, P. and Kennedy, E. 2012. Good Governance in Cities for Promoting a Greener Economy. In Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira (Ed.) Green Economy and Good Governance for Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Promises and Concerns, ss. 286-324, Tokyo: UNU Press.

National peer-reviewed journal publications:

Balaban, O. 2011. İnşaat Sektörü Neyin Lokomotifi? Birikim, Sayı 270, s. 19-26.

Balaban, O. 2008. Bölgesel Gelişme Ulusal Stratejisinin Düşündürdükleri. Planlama, Sayı 43, s. 31-38.

Balaban, O. 2004. Krizden Kaçış Krize Kaçış: Türkiye’de Kamu Yönetimi Reformu. Çağdaş Yerel Yönetimler Dergisi, 13(4), s. 5-18.

Chapters in national books:

Balaban, O. 2013. Neoliberal Yeniden Yapılanmanın Türkiye Kentleşmesine Bir Diğer Armağanı: Kentsel Dönüşümde Güncelin Gerisinde Kalmak. İçinde, Ayşe Çavdar ve Pelin Tan (Der.) İstanbul: Müstesna Şehrin İstisna Hali, İstanbul: Sel Yayıncılık, ss. 51-78. 

Balaban, O. 2007. Bir Konut Finansman Aracı Olarak Mortgage Sisteminin Türkiye’de Olası Etkileri Üzerine. İçinde Ayşegül Mengi (Der.) Kent ve Planlama: Geçmişi Korumak Geleceği Tasarlamak, İmge Yayınevi, ss. 237-257.