SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS TO URBAN REGENERATION: THE CASE OF CENTRAL GARAGE DISTRICT IN BURSA

Sibel POLAT ¹ , Neslihan DOSTOĞLU ²

Urban regeneration is a comprehensive process which leads to the lasting solutions of economic, physical, social and environmental problems of urban districts. However, in Turkey the urban regeneration concept is mostly used instead of urban renewal or urban design projects which is more related to physical improvements. This approach has caused transformation in cities with spontaneous and separate piecemeal projects apart from holistic urban context. Thus the aim of this study is to evaluate the operations which was introduced as an urban regeneration project!� by the Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa, in the old Central Garage District which is located near the Bursa city center as an urban decay area, in terms of the basic aims of urban regeneration concept and to develop a series of recommendations related to the different dimensions of urban regeneration for the ongoing project.

Keywords
Urban Regeneration, Urban Decay, Physical-design, Social, Economic, Legal/organizational Dimensions, City Square Architectural and Urban Design Project Competition, Central Garage,