Abstract
Turkey is vulnerable to disasters such as earthquakes, flood, and landslides. Millions of housing units are planned to be demolished and rebuilt in the next 15 years within the scope of urban transformation. The existing legal framework and implementations are hardly participatory and thus cause conflicts. The aims of this study are: 1) to address the weaknesses and strengths of urban transformation practices in Turkey critically with a focus on Istanbul, and 2) to develop a new participatory design model for urban transformation processes by making use of contextualised ICT-based participation tools and techniques. This paper critically maps and discusses urban transformation processes in Istanbul by tracing how these practices take place on the ground and considering the different perspectives of stakeholder groups. We present an applicable model that consists of a system of participatory actions, interaction environments such as an expert collaboration platform developed specifically for Istanbul’s urban transformation process.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 32-55 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Funding
This work was supported by the [Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)] under Grant [number 1059B141700622]. It is produced during the 12-month research visit of the first author. This study also integrated knowledge created through the post-doctoral Research Project conducted at KU Leuven, Faculty of Architecture Campus Brussels with the title “A Virtual Environment for the Analysis and Evaluation of Alternative Urban Development Projects” which was supported by the [INNOVIRIS agency of Brussels Capital Region] under Grant [number 3E160653] advised by Johan Verbeke and Burak Pak.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| INNOVIRIS agency of Brussels Capital Region | 3E160653 |
| Johan Verbeke and Burak Pak | |
| Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | 1059B141700622 |
Keywords
- Citizen/public participation
- ICT-enabled participation
- Istanbul
- design empowerment
- digital participatory platforms
- participatory design
- urban transformation
