Page 85 - Çevre Şehir ve İklim Dergisi - Sayı 4

SMART CITIES AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN
REGENERATION

Aslı ULUBAŞ HAMURCU

ABSTRACT
The lack of any performance indicator set that addresses both the planning and design processes
of urban regeneration and smart cities makes monitoring and evaluating the existing projects -
as well as those to be implemented in the future - challenging. Therefore, the aim of this study
is to define sustainable urban regeneration as the tool for smart city implementation and to
develop an operational performance indicator matrix for measuring and evaluating this process.
To develop such a matrix, it is benefitted from qualitative research methods (literature review,
document analysis, content analysis). First of all, 2020-2023 National Smart Cities Strategy and
Action Plan (NSCSAP), which outlines the national legal and administrative framework for
smart cities, is analysed and the parts that give reference to urban regeneration are gathered.
Following that, three examples as being the important showcases of smart urban regeneration
in Turkey are briefly delivered. Finally, an operational performance indicator matrix is created
by bringing together the components of sustainable urban regeneration and the performance
indicators defined in NSCSAP that have direct relationship with urban regeneration practices.
When examined in detail, it is seen that the performance indicators defined within the scope of
NSCSAP draw a general framework and leave the urban regeneration practices free and flexible.
In this context, it should not be overlooked that, while preparing local-scale smart city strategies
and action plans, it is necessary to define performance indicators dedicated both on the city
and neighbourhood scales, and that establish partnerships with sustainable urban regeneration
approach.

Keywords: Smart Cities, Sustainable Urban Regeneration, Performance Indicator Matrix,
Türkiye National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan, Smart Urban Regeneration

Doktora Sonrası Araştırmacı, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Mimarlık, Şehir ve Bölge Planlama
Mail: ulubas@itu.edu.tr
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-5091

Makale Atıf Bilgisi: Ulubaş Hamurcu, A. (2023). “Akıllı Şehirler ve Sürdürülebilir
Kentsel Dönüşüm”. Çevre, Şehir ve İklim Dergisi. Yıl: 2. Sayı: 4.
ss. (70-95)
Makale Türü: Araştırma
Geliş Tarihi: 28.03.2023
Kabul Tarihi: 26.04.2023
Yayın Tarihi: 31.07.2023
Yayın Sezonu: Temmuz 2023

70 Çevre, Şehir ve İklim Dergisi Çevre, Şehir ve İklim Dergisi
Deprem ve Kentsel Dönüşüm | Temmuz 2023 | Sayı: 4