Lost informal housing in Istanbul : globalization at the expense of urban culture / F. Yurdanur Dulgeroglu-Yuksel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dulgeroglu-Yuksel, F. Yurdanur, author.

Series:

Routledge research in planning and urban design.

Routledge research in planning and urban design

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Growth.

Cities and towns.

Housing.

Sustainable urban development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

"The dynamics of globalisation brought a radical change in mega-cities and tensions between the stakeholders and dwellers against top-down urban renewal policies. This unique book provides a worldview of multi-stakeholders in the urban housing market. With longitudinal research approach, it paves the way for interdisciplinary researchers to critically assess the urban renewal projects and update such studies. The urban renewal processes are implemented without participation and the book highlights a field-based information for policymakers. The reader will find, with the information provided from the field, why participation is necessary for a sustainable urban development, why there are different types of urbanizations, and how it works under different conditions. Better understanding of the challenges of urban renewal processes in the world cities is intended with the focus on the changing informal settlements. Istanbul is a mega city, housing more than half of its dwellers in informal settlements. After many decades of self-upgrading and silently communicating with the local authorities, the informal sector had become adapted and maintained its living spaces. Unexpectedly, the end of the first decade of the 21st century marked a radical urban land valuation and international investments. Top-down interventions started with naming Istanbul the 2010 European Capital of Culture. Then came the Law of Urban Transformation, which meant the fast decline of squatter housing, and the speedy loss of its cultural value of the mahalle spirit, place identity. The book will raise curiosity on why the time has come to change the perspectives about the informal urban sector"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Aims and Objectives

Approach and Methodology

Organization of the Book

Typology and Change

Notes

Bibliography

Chapter 1 The Informal: Culture of Informalıty and Space

Starting Point for the Informal

Definition

Related Concepts

Settlement Pattern of Gecekondus

Mahalle Concept and Culture

Mahalle Is a Socio-Spatial Unit

Fit of Culture and Dwelling in Informal Environments

Local Leaders

Globalism Creates Highly Differentiated Social Groups

Urban Development Dynamics and the Layered City

Summary: İncremental Growth as a Way of Informal Urbanization

References

Chapter 2 In-Between: Urban Transition from Informal to Formal

Interpretations for Urban Transformation Based on Changing Views About the Informal Settlers

Setting

Facts and Policies

State-Led and Demand-Led Approaches

Greed and Need: Urban Space Consumption

The Changing Role of the Informal Networks

Disaster Mitigation Law or Tabula Rasa

Cases

Resistance to Urban Renewal - A Strong Community: Sariyer

Women's Efforts to Challenge Disaster Threats - Positively Participating: Kağıthane

Submission to Top-Down Urban Renewal - First in Emergency Project and UT: Zeytinburnu

Total Displacement Seemingly Squatter Prevention: Ayazma

A Notoriously Gentrified Central Roma Mahalle: Sulukule

Large-Scale Demolition, Central Slum Eradicated: Tarlabaşi

From House Thresholds to Courts: Fikirtepe

Self-Control with Strong Tensions: Maltepe

Summary: Difficulties with Policies, Life Quality, and Demolition

Chapter 3 Formalizing Poverty to Globalize the City

Setting.

Global City, Mega-Projects, Contrasting Urban Architecture

Major Urban Actors in the Formal Housing Market

Types of Affordable Housing Programs for the Urban Poor

Social Housing as a Panacea

Social Housing Characteristics

A Brief Comparison of Informal Gecekondu and Formal Social Housing

Evaluation of Social Housing

Mass Housing or One Type Fits All

Mass Housing Authority MHA TOKİ as the Major Agent of Urban Change

Interest in Global Projects vs Affordable Housing Projects

Social Housing via Urban Transformation

New Mini-global Cosmopolitan Settlement: Sancaktepe

Pseudo-Urban Renewal in an Old Settlement: Yeldeğirmeni

Exemplary Social Housing, or High-Rises for the High End of Globalism: Tozkoparan

Summary: Loss of Informal Housing, Urban Memory, Policy Implications

Chapter 4 Discussion of Some Significant Findings

Is Social Housing a Panacea?

Is Urban Land Consumption and Expansion a Panacea?

Is Vertical Development and Grand-Scale Housing a Panacea?

Can the Conflicting Interests Be Reconciled in the Housing Market?

Summary: Gap Between Policy and Practice

Concluding Remarks

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-329648-3

1-003-29648-3

1-000-78443-6

9781003296485

OCLC:

1340974234