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Perception and Expectations of Urban
Regeneration in Istanbul

of opinion between the regions disappeared. In the interviews after the Silivri
earthquake, it is seen that this rate increased again in the regions except for
2nd Ring. When the preferences between structural reinforcement and urban
transformation, which are often mentioned after the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake,
are examined, it is seen that the proportion of those who stated their indecision
on the subject is higher in the study held in 2013. In the next period, there is an
average difference of about 3% which is in favour of transformation projects.
After the Silivri earthquake, a differentiation depending on the location is
observed. While the proportion of those who prefer urban transformation in
the center is at the level of 45%, this ratio exceeds 50% in the direction of
preference of structural reinforcement towards the periphery.
Besides the urban transformation projects guarantee providing safe housing
opportunities, the expectations of the interviewees are also increasing due to
the fact that these projects take the burden of construction costs over the
homeowners with the increase in construction coefficients as well as they
have the potential for gains in terms of area or unit. The acceptance rate of
having the same housing in the urban transformation project shows a trend
of more than 40% for each survey period (Figure 3). In the 2013 survey, the
participation of those who live in the 4th Ring is higher compared to the other
three regions. Apart from this differentiation, while the findings in the 2013
and 2019 interviews were at a similar level, The values in 1st Ring remain a few
points below the average. On the other hand, in the survey conducted after
the Silivri earthquake, with an increase in the average value over 50%, the
increase in the acceptance ratio is noticeable in the 1st Ring which was lower
than other regions before the earthquake. It is observed that the acceptance
trend has increased above 50% in the proposition regarding the gain of more
than 50% in the housing after the transformation. Areas of differentiation
in regional distribution that are parallel to the previous question can be
summarised as the participation in 4th Ring is higher than the other regions
and there is a significant increase in 1st Ring after the Silivri earthquake.
Similarly, this differentiation is also remarkable in the post-transformation at
least two-fold gain proposition. In the last question included in this group,
the participants’ desire to live in high-rise buildings after transformation was
evaluated. Although the survey results in 2013 differed by region, similar rates
were observed among those who participated, those who did not participate
and were undecided in terms of average.
4. There may be two different reasons for the excess of indecisive
people in 1st and 4th Rings. Users may have been undecided about reaching
high construction coefficients over the existing urban texture, due to the fact
that the 1st Ring contains the most densely built-up areas. In the 4th Ring,
the people who were accustomed to living in a low-density texture may have

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