Intersection of Planned and Unplanned Residential Patterns: A Case from Istanbul

Nowadays, the luxury residential settlements on the boundaries of the cities are rapidly increasing. These settlements have spread to squatter settlements surrounding the cities, and boundaries of the cities have become areas of collision where the people fleeing the city center are confronted with unplanned settlements. This situation is a sign that the urban environments on the boundaries are surrounded by urbanization. Today, squatter settlements that have undergone urban transformation or are resisting transformation on one hand, and gated communities on the other, continue their existences side by side. In this way, users of different income groups meet and interact in the intersection of different forms of housing productions. The study focuses on the spatial and social interactions in the intersection of squatters and gated communities, and how they came together in the process. The main idea of the study is to find out how different income groups living “looking at each other” in the result of the intersection, how they perceive and interact with the urban environments they live in. As the importance of environment quality is known for the quality of life, the evaluation of the intersections at this point is important, not only to fulfil spatial needs, but also social, psychological and cultural needs and expectations, and to create healthy cities. Within the scope of the research, there is an area study in Istanbul where the social and spatial interaction that have been experienced mutually are discussed through surveys, observations and interviews.

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978-1-944214-31-9