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regeneration and urban development areas as smart regions, the scope of the
implementation of these regions has been described, and the criticality level
of the action has been defined as moderate. Apart from the action no. 26,
there are 12 actions in total in which a direct relationship between smart cities
and urban regeneration is established (see Table 4). It has been determined
that these actions indicate indirect relationships as well as direct relationships.
It is seen that three of these are of very high critical importance, seven of
them are of high critical importance, and two of them are of moderate critical
importance (see Table 4). It has been found as a result of the literature review
that the relevant actions could not be fully implemented by the target year
of 2023 (see the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate
Change, 2023). The main reason of failure to achieve the goals set for both
smart cities and sustainability is the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative
environmental, economic and socio-cultural conditions caused by the
pandemic (see United Nations, 2022).
When examined in detail, it is seen that the performance indicators defined
within the scope of the relevant action plan draw a general framework and
leave the urban regeneration practices for establishing smart cities 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 to both the city and neighborhood
scale. While preparing these indicators, the sustainable urban regeneration
approach should also be included in the scope and partnerships between
indicators should be established, considering the relationships described
under the 2020-2023 NSCSAP. Performance indicator matrix created to help
establish these partnerships (see Table 5) reveals the relationship between
the performance indicators and sustainable urban regeneration components
mentioned in the 2020-2023 NSCSAP and associated with urban regeneration.
By defining specialized sustainable urban regeneration performance indicators
for the implementation of smart cities in the context of these relationships,
the measurement and evaluation of these practices can be facilitated through
these indicators. Some detailed thematic discussions are given below in
order to guide the local-scale reflections of the smart city approach in the
sustainable urban regeneration practices with respect to the preparation of
relevant performance indicator sets.

Producing a Common Road Map: Sustainability
As can be seen, smart cities and sustainable urban regeneration are
compatible with one another and mutually inclusive. Among these qualities,
sustainability is the top common goal, which is also indicated by the current
national legal and administrative structure. Although the top goal to be achieved

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