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Article Citation - Scopus: 5Comparative Analysis of Three Innovative Housing Models in Copenhagen for Social Mix(Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Faculty of Architecture, 2020) Bıcan,N.B.Copenhagen has been attracting residents both from abroad and other regions of Denmark, embracing a comprehensive development plan following an economic boom since the 1990s. Local decision-makers have been striving to transform the housing stock of the city in line with the evolving demographics of the city and consequent new demands of the urban society. At the same time, people are seeking cheaper and flexible alternatives of living; thus, social housing (almen bolig) emerges as an affordable option with reasonable qualities for Copenhagen residents. This study uses a comparative analysis to evaluate spatial approaches of three innovative social housing models developed by partnerships of some non-profit housing associations with Copenhagen municipality in 2015. Each model has a distinct motto; Generationernes Byhus (GBYH) builds up neighbourhood across generations; Boliger for Alle (BOFA) provides opportunity of transition across ownership types; and Almene Storbyboliger (ASBB) creates flexible/plastic system addressing demographical structure under change. Methodologically, the research is based on interviews with key stakeholders and in-depth analysis of visual and written documents. It provides a comparative analysis of the models, concentrating particularly on dwelling design approaches which address social mix and diversity. The paper concludes that although the social housing market is strictly controlled for socio-economic reasons, it still has the potential to support the evolution of the urban demography of Danish society thanks to embracement of innovative perspectives both by governmental authorities and forerunning housing associations. © 2020, Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Faculty of Architecture. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 75Citation - Scopus: 104Sector Diversity in Green Information Technology Practices: Technology Acceptance Model Perspective(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2015) Akman, Ibrahim; Mishra, AlokThis paper examines the existence of diversity between public-and private-sector establishments in Green Information Technology (GIT) adoption using the 'Technology Acceptance Model' (TAM). In this study, GIT simply refers to using IT in ways that help to reduce environmental impacts, which include using energy more efficiently and reducing waste. The model is extended to include the external variables as subjective norm and the level of GIT awareness. For this purpose, a survey was conducted among professionals from public-and private-sector establishments. The findings suggest the following: (1) Diversity exists among establishments from public-and private-sectors in the influence of the Perceived Ease-of-Use (PEU) on Perceived Usefulness (PU) and on the Attitude Towards Use (ATU); (2) Most of the public-sector professionals have concerns for environmental sustainability in using IT; (3) TAM is an important tool for investigating the specific barriers and facilitators of environmental behavior at work; (4) TAM has a have significant predictive power in public -sector establishments; and (5) TAM is significant for private-sector establishments except the relations between the PEU and PU, and PEU and ATU. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd, All rights reserved.
