Koray Velibeyoglu is an assistant professor at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Izmir Institute of Technology. The main foci of his research are urban design, planning history, knowledge management, local asset-based development, urban ICT policy-making and knowledge-based development processes.
Dr.Velibeyoglu is project manager of Izmir Peninsula Sustainable Local Development Project He can be contacted at korayvelibeyoglu@iyte.edu.tr.