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The Resilient City Of The Future:
Esenler Nar Innovation District

Turkish Neighborhood Culture
172 people/ha population density
(The ideal value: 250 people/ha, current value
Sharing Energy Model in Esenler: 700 people/ha) Pedestrian-Priority Transportation Model
Human Centered Urban Vision Participative Division of roads
Energy Systems
Walkable City
Clean Energy Sources
Autonomous and electric car infrastructure
Sustainable Structures Inclusive Environment
Green Area of 22m2/person
Thematic super blocks (The ideal value: 15m2/person,
New Building Typologies current value in Esenler: 1m2/person)
Flexible Structures
Urban agriculture applications
The Internet of Things
Horizontal and Vertical Green Design
Optimization through Artificial Intelligence
Digital Twin Application
Structural Information Modeling
Gallery System New Economic Models
Sharing economy
Underground Waste Collection
Transportation Services Crowdsourcing
Services such as Electricity, Water, Gas, etc. Incubation Centersi Innovation Zone
Figure 11: NAR Innovation Area Urban Space Vision
Social Resilience
According to the 1/1000-scale Masterplan, about 60% of the building stock
in the district is made up of unhealthy, non-resilient buildings that pose a risk
against natural disasters. For this reason, the city of Esenler is evacuating risky
buildings and relocating inhabitants to the North and South Reserve Areas. In
the NAR area, which can accommodate about 40.000 people, the population
density is about 172 people/ha. The current population density of Esenler is
700 people/ha, thus the NAR Innovation District will dramatically decrease
Esenler’s population density.
As a modern interpretation of Turkish neighborhoods, the NAR Innovation
District facilitates low-rise buildings and neighborhood culture. Superblocks,
courtyards, green areas and public spaces meet the need of the citizens, i.e.,
designed as a pedestrian-centric, walkable city, the area restricts vehicular
traffic, bringing pedestrians to the main stage in city planning. The locations
of the public and service spaces are designed to be within 500m walking
distance. Pedestrian lanes make up 12% of the project area, while bike lanes
cover 10% of the area, the green area ratio is 22m2 per person. Green areas
are are interconnected, which provides a variety of recreational services and
contributing to the unity of green spaces.

Economic Resilience
According to the decision by the President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,
and announced in the official gazette dated June 5th, 2021, numbered 31502,
“Esenler Smart City-Centered Specialization and Technology Development

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