Historic cities directly reflect urban transformations and the restructuring of social life shapi... more Historic cities directly reflect urban transformations and the restructuring of social life shaping the physical environment of a city. In Istanbul, however, recent changes in the physical environment have taken a different path from that of the past. The legal framework and organization of this forced transformation has rapidly developed. Such transformation projects will set into motion irreversible processes altering historic areas in Istanbul. On the one hand, new spaces for divergent formations are sought, utilizing the power of law. On the other hand, the stratification of the city, which dates back centuries, has been subjected to regeneration projects including conservation work. However, the preservation approach employed in these projects displays an inclination towards “gentrification” at the higher scale, which bears the risk of neglecting the authentic qualities of the actual urban fabric or the buildings. In other words, the underlying aim of such projects is the remov...
The pace of urbanisation, with the increase in the number of metropolitan areas, has been paralle... more The pace of urbanisation, with the increase in the number of metropolitan areas, has been paralleled with the heritage discourse of past generations that valorises monuments in isolation, and has pushed the appreciation of urban heritage to a grim corner in the face of development. Since the turn of the millennium there are international efforts to reverse this trend by placing culture and people-centred approaches into the heritage discourse in order to allow inclusive policies that see culture and cultural heritage as an asset and driving force for sustainable urban development. As one of such instruments, the UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, as an integrated management model, is considered in this article to have potentials to bridge existing divides to achieve sustainable urban development. With this belief, the paper looks into the future, with supporting arguments that come from discussions as a result of the WHITRAP International Expert Meeting on the Im...
... söz konusu projelerin ko-runmaya değer nitelikteki demiryolu mirasını nasıl etkileyeceği ve k... more ... söz konusu projelerin ko-runmaya değer nitelikteki demiryolu mirasını nasıl etkileyeceği ve koruma önerileri konu edilmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Anadolu Demiryolu, demiryolu mirası, koruma, Haydarpaşa. Anadolu Demiryolu mirası ve korunması Yonca KÖSEBAY ERKAN ...
Historic cities directly reflect urban transformations and the restructuring of social life shapi... more Historic cities directly reflect urban transformations and the restructuring of social life shaping the physical environment of a city. In Istanbul, however, recent changes in the physical environment have taken a different path from that of the past. The legal framework and organization of this forced transformation has rapidly developed. Such transformation projects will set into motion irreversible processes altering historic areas in Istanbul. On the one hand, new spaces for divergent formations are sought, utilizing the power of law. On the other hand, the stratification of the city, which dates back centuries, has been subjected to regeneration projects including conservation work. However, the preservation approach employed in these projects displays an inclination towards “gentrification” at the higher scale, which bears the risk of neglecting the authentic qualities of the actual urban fabric or the buildings. In other words, the underlying aim of such projects is the remov...
The pace of urbanisation, with the increase in the number of metropolitan areas, has been paralle... more The pace of urbanisation, with the increase in the number of metropolitan areas, has been paralleled with the heritage discourse of past generations that valorises monuments in isolation, and has pushed the appreciation of urban heritage to a grim corner in the face of development. Since the turn of the millennium there are international efforts to reverse this trend by placing culture and people-centred approaches into the heritage discourse in order to allow inclusive policies that see culture and cultural heritage as an asset and driving force for sustainable urban development. As one of such instruments, the UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, as an integrated management model, is considered in this article to have potentials to bridge existing divides to achieve sustainable urban development. With this belief, the paper looks into the future, with supporting arguments that come from discussions as a result of the WHITRAP International Expert Meeting on the Im...
... söz konusu projelerin ko-runmaya değer nitelikteki demiryolu mirasını nasıl etkileyeceği ve k... more ... söz konusu projelerin ko-runmaya değer nitelikteki demiryolu mirasını nasıl etkileyeceği ve koruma önerileri konu edilmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Anadolu Demiryolu, demiryolu mirası, koruma, Haydarpaşa. Anadolu Demiryolu mirası ve korunması Yonca KÖSEBAY ERKAN ...
Uploads
Papers by Yonca Kosebay erkan