Gentrification emerged as a middle-class interest in renovating houses in old city cores. The
process changed in parallel with the economic and political restructuring during the last
decade. In this period, urban regeneration became an urban strategy used by the local
governments as well as a mask for gentrification. It aimed at restructuring the urban land in
line with the preferences of wealthier groups rather than the social needs of existing
residents. The governments intend to remove poor images of cities through the displacement
of poor inhabitants. This, in turn, increases the risk of dilapidating the authenticity of the
existing social, cultural, and historic fabric of the regeneration areas.
Against this trend, international conservation agencies promote rehabilitation projects to
benefit existing communities of historic neighborhoods. In line with the international
declarations, they intend to rehabilitate socio-economic conditions of long term inhabitants
along with the conservation of historic heritage.
Accordingly, the unique architecture of Fener and Balat neighborhoods has been the focus
of international efforts during the last decade. Besides, the neighborhoods attracted the local
governments&rsquo / interest and were declared as urban regeneration area in 2006. In this regard,
thesis intends to compare Rehabilitation of Fener Balat Districts Program (RFBDP) based
on the partnership of Fatih Municipality and EU and Fener Balat Neighborhoods
Regeneration Project (FBNRP) based on a model of Fatih Municipality and private sector
partnership, with a focus on conserving existing communities and preventing displacement.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612732/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 December 2010 |
| Creators | Eken, Tugce |
| Contributors | Ataov, Anli |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.C.P. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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