2019 Planning for Transition, Venice 9-13th July

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    From Traditional Neighborhoods to Urban Enclaves: An investigation on the residents’ perceptions of their residential territories
    (2019) Memlük Çobanoğlu, Nihan Oya; Akkar Ercan, Müge
    The significance of spatial proximity in terms of social relations and access to resources have diminished in the recent era while near home environments are still vital components of urban space since they form the secondary territories of urban residents after their homes and constitute the majority of the urban built environment. Albeit, existing residential fabric is under the threat of fastpaced transformations while recent developments emerge in the form of insular subdivisions and residential enclaves. In this context, this research aims to examine the residential environments not through the conventional planning techniques but from the ‘insider’s perspective’. Hence, the research investigates how urban residents perceive their residential territories in the recent era within different spatial layouts. The extent and content of perceived territorial unit as residential territory, as well as territorial landmarks and also territorial gaps are examined within the scope of the research. In this regard, a comparative case study is conducted in two districts of Ankara, Turkey namely Kavaklıdere and Çukurambar. The results reveal both the consistencies and idiosyncrasies in residents’ definition of their residential territories and reveal significant insights for the future planning and design of residential environments.
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    Interrelation between inclusivity of public spaces and social cohesion: Metamorphosis of a historical park in Ankara, Turkey
    (AESOP, 2019) Akkar Ercan, Müge; Oya Memlük, Nihan
    Public spaces with different degrees of inclusiveness and exclusiveness are critical in both attaining and sustaining social cohesion between diverse groups, thus achieving coherent community life from neighborhood to city scale. This paper aims to examine the notion of social cohesion through the lens of the inclusivity of public spaces. Providing a model for the qualitative assessment of the inclusivity/exclusivity of public spaces, this research assesses the largest historic park in Ankara, Gençlik Park. It studies the metamorphosis of this park from its heyday to 2018 regarding the four dimensions of access in relation with design, management, control and use processes, as well as the contextual aspect of the inclusivity-exclusivity continuum of public-private spaces. It argues that the inclusive nature of public spaces evolves over time along with the local and global contexts within which the public space is set and bounded. Revealing multiple, site-specific and interrelated driving forces behind the inclusivity of the public space, it shows how the original design of the park has been modified, and how this affected the inclusivity of the park, and the social cohesion in the city.