The User Perception at the Urban Scale, Local Characteristics and Recommendations: The Example of Morphou in Northern Cyprus

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The abstract must contain the research results in brief. So, we know the process to the results briefly in the abstract.

 

The author must create a framework (chart) to facilitate understanding of the researcher's thinking process.

 

If there are respondents who do not know (in the first question), then they should not be respondents for the next answer. Otherwise, their answers will be biased for the next stage.

 

The survey result chart is a raw chart, because they are findings in the field. The author should present the results of the analysis and processing of his findings. This becomes a serious problem when the author only presents facts. The author must make an analysis of the existing facts.

 

The evaluation section is too long.

 

The conclusion section is too long because the direction of the research is not very clear.

Author Response

Raund 1

Answers:

1. The summary of the results has been added.
2. The research process graph is the end of the third section.
3. The survey review includes many different topics related to urban life for the analysis of the city of Güzelyurt. Therefore, the answers to the first question do not affect the other questions of the survey.
4. The current fact analysis regarding the survey results is given in summary in the evaluation section.
5. The evaluation and conclusion sections analyze and conclude the results of the study in detail.

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

This study can provide policy and planning advice for urban development and renewal by analyzing the basis of Morphou's urban transformation and evaluating the application of topography, agriculture as a set and urban identity based on the concept of urban imagery and slow city criteria. Overall good.

I think it is necessary to emphasize the significance and case value of the concept of slow city for today's urban development in the introduction, theoretical basis and discussion.

From the perspective of content structure, 2.3Morphou (Guzelyurt) is the introduction of the case location. It should be placed at the front of the Introduction section or the results section and the logic will be clearer.

In section 2. Theoretical Framework, I will propose to add how these concepts and elements constitute the content of section 3. Methodology, and further strengthen the logical connection between these two parts in the exposition.

The illustruations in 4.1. Physical Analysis of Morphou can also be presented in a clearer and more concise style.

I suggest the authors read and cite more current studies (past 10 years) of slow city cases in other developing countries and regions. Then, in the discussion parts, they can deliver some comparative discussions. 

 

 

Comments on the Quality of English Language

The language is readable, but it needs further polishing and some of the sentences are not very academic.

Author Response

Raund 2

Answers:

1. In the introduction, theoretical basis, and evaluation, the importance of the concept of a slow city for today's urban development is emphasized.
2. Information about Güzelyurt is placed before the introduction section.
3. The subjects in the theoretical framework section of our study constitute the basic information and guide the basis of our study, as stated in the methodology section.
4. The drawings in the physical analysis of Güzelyurt are clarified.
5. Information on slow city examples in the 5th Region is given at the end of section 2.2.Cittaslow.

Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The User Perception at Urban Scale, Local Characteristics and Recommendations: The example of Morphou in Northern Cyprus

Major corrections

Abstract: The abstract needs to be improved.

Introduction: The introduction is not elaborate enough to provide adequate literature evidence for why this study needs to be carried out.

Methodology: There is no rationale or process for why Slovin's formula was used in the research.

Result and discussion: The study's findings remain unclear. These need to be rewritten.

The list of references is not properly structured.

Minor correction

Introduction

Line 23-28. There is a missing citation in the statement.

Line 44. There is a missing in-text citation in the statement.

Line 53-62. These paragraphs need to be improved.

Line 135. Using URL 2 is not the proper in-text citation

Lines 296, 305, 325, 339, 350, 360. The figure's legend is unreadable.

Author Response

Raund 3

Answers:

1. The abstract has been revised.
2. The reason for this study is given in the introduction section.
3. The reason for using the Slovin formula is stated in the methodology section.
4. The evaluation and conclusion section has been revised.
5. The reference list has been organized.