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Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye

Cilt: 14 Sayı: 3 30 Eylül 2026
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Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye

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The rapid expansion of micromobility systems has created new opportunities for sustainable urban mobility while also generating complex governance challenges. Although existing research has largely focused on user behaviour, safety, and environmental impacts, governance-related dimensions remain comparatively underexamined, particularly in emerging economies. This study examines the current regulatory and institutional framework of micromobility governance in Türkiye. It adopts a comparative governance analysis based on document analysis of national legislation, municipal regulations, international policy frameworks, and the academic literature. The analytical framework is grounded in Governance Theory and Policy Integration Theory and evaluates regulatory governance, institutional coordination, data governance, infrastructure integration, and policy integration. The findings indicate that the current regulatory framework for micromobility in Türkiye primarily focuses on operational and legal requirements, while governance components such as institutional coordination, data governance, infrastructure integration, and policy integration are addressed to a more limited extent. Compared with European Union policy frameworks, Turkish regulations place greater emphasis on operational regulation than on integrated governance mechanisms. The analysis further suggests that strengthening institutional coordination, standardising data-governance practices, enhancing multimodal transport integration, and adopting performance-oriented regulatory approaches could support more comprehensive micromobility governance. To address these challenges, the study proposes an integrated governance framework emphasising national strategic coordination, municipal data-governance standards, multimodal integration, safety regulation, and adaptive licensing mechanisms. The proposed framework contributes to the growing literature on micromobility governance and provides a comparative analytical framework that may support policy evaluation in similar institutional and regulatory contexts.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Ulaşım Planlaması

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Eylül 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

4 Haziran 2026

Kabul Tarihi

30 Temmuz 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 14 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Koç, B., & Ulvi, H. (2026). Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning, 14(3), 365-377. https://izlik.org/JA35XE79GX
AMA
1.Koç B, Ulvi H. Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye. GUJSPB. 2026;14(3):365-377. https://izlik.org/JA35XE79GX
Chicago
Koç, Burcu, ve Hayri Ulvi. 2026. “Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning 14 (3): 365-77. https://izlik.org/JA35XE79GX.
EndNote
Koç B, Ulvi H (01 Eylül 2026) Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning 14 3 365–377.
IEEE
[1]B. Koç ve H. Ulvi, “Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye”, GUJSPB, c. 14, sy 3, ss. 365–377, Eyl. 2026, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA35XE79GX
ISNAD
Koç, Burcu - Ulvi, Hayri. “Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning 14/3 (01 Eylül 2026): 365-377. https://izlik.org/JA35XE79GX.
JAMA
1.Koç B, Ulvi H. Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye. GUJSPB. 2026;14:365–377.
MLA
Koç, Burcu, ve Hayri Ulvi. “Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning, c. 14, sy 3, Eylül 2026, ss. 365-77, https://izlik.org/JA35XE79GX.
Vancouver
1.Burcu Koç, Hayri Ulvi. Governance Challenges and Policy Integration of Micromobility in Emerging Cities: Evidence from Türkiye. GUJSPB [Internet]. 01 Eylül 2026;14(3):365-77. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA35XE79GX