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THE RESILIENT CITY OF THE FUTURE:

ESENLER NAR INNOVATION DISTRICT 1

Elçin SARI- Sevim Pelin ÖZTÜRK

İmdat AS

ABSTRACT
According to the World Bank, cities will be home to approximately 70% of
the world's population by 2050. Population growth and the spatial expansion
of cities cause an increase in unexpected ecological and environmental
problems, pressures on natural resources, e.g., clean fresh water. The spatial
planning discipline deals with urban and regional systems that can adapt to
constantly changing conditions and respond to the challenges of the 21st
century. Cities need to incorporate resiliency measures in their planning
processes. It is crucial to explore how cities can create urban and regional
systems that can adapt to changing conditions, can sustain and renew
themselves. In this article, we present various resiliency approaches applied
at the NAR Innovation District (NAR) in Esenler, Istanbul – a future city project
supported by both the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate
Change and the Ministry of Industry and Technology of Türkiye. We follow the
performance criteria set by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) on resiliency, i.e., economical, societal, governance,
and environmental criteria, demonstrate various urban planning and design
approaches, and discuss emerging technologies and smart city applications
to illustrate how one can respond to this crucial challenge facing cities all
around the world.
Keywords: Smart Cities, Resiliency, Future Cities, Technology Development
Zones, City Planning, Urban Design

1 We would like to extend our thanks to our M.A. degree students, Hatice Kübra Saraoğlu Yum-
ni’ye and Süedanur Özden from İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) City Development through
Design Intelligence (CIDDI) labs for their contributions to this study.

This publication is prepared based on the TÜBİTAK- 2232 International Leadership Studies Prog-
ram (Proie No: 118C284) However, all copyright is reserved to the publisher. The financial support
received from TÜBİTAK does not mean that this scientific content has been approved by TÜBİTAK.

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