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Purpose The purpose of this paper was to investigate housing satisfaction in a traditional neighborhood of Izmit, Turkey. According to this purpose, it was investigated whether the perceived living conditions (PLC) were mediating the effect on participants’ general housing satisfaction caused by satisfaction with the perceived quality of facilities (FQP), satisfaction with performance of local authorities (LA), satisfaction with social relations (SR) and satisfaction with physical surrounding (PS) in the Topçular neighborhood of Izmit District in Kocaeli, Turkey. Design/methodology/approach According to the hypotheses developed within the framework of the theoretical model, by using structural equation modeling (SEM), first, the direct relations between the variables were tested (PLC → overall housing satisfaction (OHS); PS, SR, LA → PLC; FQP → LA), then the indirect relationships between the variables were analyzed with the mediated role of OHS (PS, SR, LA → OHS → PLC). Findings The results show that all factors affected the OHS through the PLC. In conclusion, as the living conditions of the individual living in the neighborhood improve, the conditions take an active role in the relationship between the OHS and the satisfaction with the other relevant factors in the neighborhood, namely, PS, SR and performance of LA. In this relationship, it is seen that the satisfaction with PS has a negative effect, while the satisfaction with SR and satisfaction with the performance of LA have positive effects. Research limitations/implications The study was applied only to Turkey’s Izmit Province. Research may also be applied to other cities apart from those in Turkey. A small sample was also used in the study. Reaching a wider sampling for SEM can lead to different results. Practical implications Planners and designers should consider satisfaction – including various factors involved in planning, designing and refurbishing the neighborhoods – as the most important design data. Social implications The results of this study show that living conditions had an active role in the relationship between OHS and certain factors in the neighborhood: satisfaction with PS, SR and performance of LA. This study offers a framework to LA such as policymakers and urban planners to develop relevant and effective strategies and to improve dissatisfactory conditions in new and peripheral areas. Originality/value The originality of the paper is based on revealing the factors affecting the housing satisfaction of people living in the province of Izmit. This study offers a framework to LA such as policymakers and urban planners to develop relevant and effective strategies and to improve dissatisfactory conditions in new and peripheral areas.
Öz: Kentlerin kuruluş biçimini etkileyen jeolojik ve jeomorfolojik yapı, iklimsel özellikler, toprak ve su değerleri sosyo-kültürel yaşam ile birleşerek kentlerin kimlik kazanmasını sağlamaktadır. Kimlik, kendine özgü olma durumudur ve yere ait özgünlük ifade etmektedir. Bir kentin kimliğini oluşturan fiziksel ve sosyo-kültürel özellikler aynı zamanda kentin mimari oluşumunu da doğrudan etkilemektedir. Özellikle doğal afetlerin kent kimliği ve kent dokusu üzerindeki etkileri çok baskın olabilmektedir. Çalışmada, tarihsel süreç içinde farklı zamanlarda önemli volkanik patlamalar geçiren; iklimi, topografyası, toprak ve su özellikleri birçok ege adasından farklı şekillenen Yunanistan'ın Santorini adası doğal afetlerin kent kimliğine ve mimari oluşuma etkisinin araştırılması için nitelikli bir örnek olarak ele alınmaktadır. Kentin oluşuma ilişkin literatür çalışması kapsamında adanın iklimsel, jeomorfolojik ve tarihsel özellikleri araştırılarak, bu etkenlerin kent kimliğini, kent dokusunu ve mimari yapılaşmayı nasıl şekillendirdiği incelenmiştir.
Kentsel büyüme olgusuna fizik kuramları çerçevesinde yeni bir bakış açısı sunmayı amaçlayan çalışmada kentsel büyüme modellerinin ilk örneklerinden biri olan Burgess'in, ''Konsantrik Halkalar Teorisi'' ile Newton'un "Hareket Yasaları" arasında benzeşim kurularak alansal yayılmayı ifade edecek yeni bir kentsel büyüme modeli oluşturulmuştur. Nüfus, homojen biçimde dağılmış hücrelerden oluşan bir kütle olarak ele alınmıştır. 1200 yılından 1914 yılına kadar geçen süreçte; İngiltere, Fransa ve Almanya'dan seçilen şehirlerin, nüfus ve alansal yayılma değerlerine bağlı olarak ''Momentum Denklemleri'' üzerinden elde edilen kuvvet değerleriyle kentsel yayılma hareketi incelenmiştir. "Kuvvet Modeli" olarak adlandırılan yaklaşımda kentsel büyüme hareketi için "Kinetik ve Potansiyel Kentleşme" olmak üzere özgün iki sınıflama önerilmiştir.
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