URBAN IDENTITY AND PERCEPTIONS OF RESIDENTS IN HISTORICAL AREAS; CASE STUDY OF ÜRGÜP
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2022
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Conserving the distinctive qualities of the urban environment and making the appropriate judgments in this regard are crucial steps in the planning and design process. These distinctive qualities represent the urban identity. Urban identity is a multidimensional conception that incorporates social, artificial, and environmental factors and is influenced by historical processes. The first step in conserving urban identity is comprehensively identifying urban identity elements and ascertaining how residents perceive urban identity. The conservation of urban identity requires a multi-stakeholder implementation process. This study emphasizes the identity perceptions of urban residents, who are important stakeholders in preserving the identity of historical cities. In the study, while the components of urban identity were defined within the scope of the literature, the relationship between identity perceptions and demographic profiles of urban residents was examined. As a historical settlement, the Ürgüp district of Nevşehir province was the sample area of this research. In the study, the identity perceptions of 415 urban residents were questioned through a structured questionnaire, and the obtained data were analyzed statistically using descriptive statistics, the crosstabs method, and ?2 analysis. According to the results obtained, it has been determined that the concept of "urban identity" is not fully known by many residents. While awareness of the urban identity did not change according to gender, it was determined that it changed according to age, education, and income status. In particular, it was observed that the residents' awareness increased when their education level increased. Also, the residents responded to the characteristics that formed the identity of Ürgüp as immovable cultural heritage, natural structure, civilization and history, tourism attractions, and agricultural products in the top five. The residents of the region's suggestions for strengthening Ürgüp's identity were: conserving the natural and cultural heritage, improving transportation facilities, organizing various cultural events and promoting the region, revitalizing the social life, preventing reconstruction, and ensuring the necessary security. As a result, it is predicted that defining the components of urban identity, determining the interactions of these components with each other, and at the same time taking into account the identity perceptions of the urban residents can help protect and strengthen the urban identity in urban planning and design projects. Since urban identity is a multidimensional concept, it is necessary to examine all urban identity components in detail and make future-oriented decisions with a comprehensive approach to protect and support urban identity.
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Perception, Urban Identity, Ürgüp
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EURO ASIA 10th. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON APPLIED SCIENCES
