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A Model for Measuring the Sustainability Level of Historic Urban Quarters

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  • Beser Oktay Vehbi
  • Şebnem Önal Hoşkara

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The main aim of this paper is to propose a model for measuring the sustainability level of historic urban quarters and to indicate an appropriate strategy for their revitalization. Based on this aim, this study first presents the theoretical review on the concept of “revitalization”, and its relationship with sustainability; next, it introduces the characteristics, role, selection process and scaling method of sustainability indicators, which are essential for measuring the level of sustainability. The paper then, as the main contribution of this paper, proposes the model for measuring the level of sustainability in historic urban quarters and determines some proposals to achieve revitalized and sustainable historic urban quarters. Depending on the proposed model, there is a direct relationship between type and the level of obsolescence (revitalization) and the level of sustainability in the physical, economic and social structures of a particular area. Therefore, when the level of sustainability is high in any one of these three structures, it means that the level of obsolescence is low in the same structures of an historic urban quarter. The result of this paper leads us to say that, the level of sustainability is a new (additional) input in the strategic planning process of revitalization and sustainable urban revitalization of historic urban quarters. Finally, the paper concludes with a brief summary on the general arguments of the paper.

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  • Beser Oktay Vehbi & Şebnem Önal Hoşkara, 2008. "A Model for Measuring the Sustainability Level of Historic Urban Quarters," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(5), pages 715-739, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:17:y:2008:i:5:p:715-739
    DOI: 10.1080/09654310902778201
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