Three key issues of urban renewal: Approaches for Turkey

Authors

  • Sevkiye Sence Turk Istanbul Technical University

    Prof. Dr. Sevkiye Sence Turk is a faculty member at Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Her research interests focus on the legal and administrative problems of urban areas, land development processes in urban and urban development areas, urban renewal and location theory. She has articles published in recognized and respected journals on these subjects, international books and book chapters. The book titled 'Land Readjustment Experience in Turkey' was published by UN-Habitat in 2014. The chapter titled "Could Land Readjustment be participatory and inclusive in Turkey?" was published in the book "Global Experiences in Land Readjustment" by UN-Habitat in 2018.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47818/DRArch.2021.v2i2020

Keywords:

urban renewal, land assembly, recovery of urban infrastructure, social sustainability, Turkey

Abstract

In many countries, urban policies and urban planning increasingly favor urban renewal more than new urban development. However, the urban renewal processes are challenging because of ‘land assembly’, ‘recovery of urban infrastructure’, and ‘social sustainability.  The success of the urban renewal processes is closely related to these three key issues because they can affect directly social, economic, and political costs and time periods. The aim of the article analyzes approaches and their outcomes for three keys issues faced in urban renewal processes in the Turkish case. Such an analysis offers insight into policies that can help to overcome three key issues faced in urban renewal and to promote sustainable urban renewal.

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2021-08-30

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Turk, S. S. (2021). Three key issues of urban renewal: Approaches for Turkey. Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning, 2(2), 206–221. https://doi.org/10.47818/DRArch.2021.v2i2020

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