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Resilient Cities From Geodesign Perspective:
The Case of Şanlıurfa Province

The Harran region project provided valuable information about the
opportunities and shortcomings of a virtual planning configuration (Figure 5).
Although this configuration has the great advantage allowing anyone with a
computer or smartphone with Internet access actively participate in the planning
process, it would be appropriate to mention some deficiencies that do not
make such an environment very suitable, at least for the near future. These are:
1) The system does not work without a stable broadband internet connection.
(The participating students connected to preparatory classes and workshops
from regions with low internet access and could not contribute to the study at
an adequate level or at all.) 2) Successful negotiations in major development
projects require a certain level of trust between the participating stakeholders.
This situation, which has been tried to be achieved only through face-to-face
consultation until now, should create a ”near-real” effect because it will take
place in a virtual environment and for this, it also requires very good internet
connections (in 2D or 3D format). In addition, during the model alternating
phase, it is required to provide opportunities for everyone to draw new projects
on their own. Moreover, working on a small screen and without a computer
mouse makes the situation even more difficult. 3) Since the disadvantages
of distance learning have been extensively discussed in the context of the
COVID-19 pandemic, it was not addressed further in this article.

Figure 5. A screenshot from the ZOOM session while working on the Harran project
It should also be noted that new tools have been introduced in this process
that provide more efficient planning and workflow. For example, ERI’s ArcGIS

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