Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs

Sustainability in Historic Urban Environments: Effect of gentrification in the process of sustainable urban revitalization

Rokhsaneh Rahbarianyazd (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey)



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01 Jun 2017

Abstract

Considering the three-dimensional process of sustainability (physical- economical and social), the aim of conservation for making historic urban environment sustainable should be matched with these dimensions. Therefore, earlier conservation policies have progressed from a simple and restrictive concern with preservation to an increased concern for revitalization and enhancement. This means a physical revitalization may be short-lived and un-sustained. Within the process of revitalization, historic environments become the main locations of gentrification induced by urban revitalization which may involve social cost. Accordingly, this paper develops theoretical concepts on “sustainability in historic urban environment” with a particular emphasis on a social issue in terms of gentrification. Also with the result derived from theoretical parts concludes that social changes through gentrification contribute to sustaining the historic environments.

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ijcua

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The International Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs (IJCUA) is the interdisciplinary academic, refereed journal which publishes two times a year by Anglo-American Publications LLC. IJCUA brings together all the theories, manifestoes and methodologies on contemporary urban spaces to raise the ...