A Holistic Research Approach to Measuring Urban Identity: Findings from Kyrenia  Area Study

Oktay, Derya; Bala, Havva Alkan

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“…Similar to the previous studies in field (Oktay, D. 1998;Bornberg, R. 2008;Oktay, D. and Bala, H.A. 2015), the survey confirmed the importance of locally characteristic and identifiable natural landscape in shaping urban identity, as it represents one of the most stable major elements of identity and substantially contributes to the perceived quality of life.…”

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Public perception of urban identity in post-Soviet city: the case of Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Melnychuk

Gnatiuk

2019

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This study deals with urban identity in Vinnytsia, one of the most economically vibrant Ukrainian cities, arguably known as a fiefdom of key Ukrainian power holders since the Euromaidan. Assuming that urban space may be treated simultaneously as a mirror and a factor of urban identity, the authors tried to look at urban identity under the lens of urban space transformations. The sociological survey conducted in 2016 and covering 168 respondents was focused on public representations about the city in whole and particular places in the city as well, including important recent changes of urban landscape. We came to conclusion that Vinnytsia represents an inclusive model of urban identity growing from additional actualized strata of historical memory. However, there is a stable core of identity, requiring a great deal of effort to be changed. We confirmed our hypothesis that identity-related discussions in Vinnytsia are centred on the issue of leadership, caused by current privileged position of the city and successful municipal reforms implemented by the local administration, and the issue of modernization, including aggressive commercialization, threating the historic urban landscape. The survey revealed the re-assessment of the role of industry as an element of local identity and demonstrated that the public requirements to the urban space experienced a strong shift towards human-friendliness, aesthetics, safety and diversity instead of political or ideological symbols. We observed pronounced shift to the local and regional values, although the connection with the national identity remains important. Finally, we came to conclusion that the success of transformation is largely defined by the possibility to painlessly combine new senses and connotations of places with the already existing. Thus, local identity may be considered as one of the key factors determining the perception of the urban space transformation, making urban landscape more resilient to the possible harmful impendences.

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Section: Survey Results and Discussionsupporting

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“…2014). This is specifically true for post-socialist cities in their search for own unique character in order to increase the competitiveness (Young, C. and Kaczmarek, S. 2008;Oktay, D. and Bala, H.A. 2015).…”

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Public perception of urban identity in post-Soviet city: the case of Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Melnychuk

Gnatiuk

2019

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“…However, the new creations still are within the framework of their traditions, or, as suggested by Shils (1971), entail attachments of past time representing the high quality of the past, so it can be accepted by their society as an identity. It is transformed through interaction, both inside and outside of the group community, and thus is understood as a continuous process that involves not only the socio-cultural conditions of a group, but also the impact of external forces (Hall, 1990;Logan, 1994;Lim, 2004;Liu, 2009;Oktay & Bala, 2015).…”

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A Methodology to Evaluate the Transformation of Traditional Balinese Houses as a Consequence of Tourism

2017

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Some traditional houses in Bali have been transformed for tourist facilities. As a cultural phenomenon, the transformation involves an interrelated complexity of aspects in the houses. There is a need for a holistic approach to contextualize the complexity of the impact of tourism on the transformation. Unfortunately, an instrument to identify the textures of the transformation, as a fundamental phase to explore the complexity, is not yet available. The objective of this study is to develop an inclusive methodology based on criteria as the fundamental stage in the multiple holistic method developed. Using visual documentations of 749 traditional houses from four villages, the findings show that the transformation has been considered in various ways, both as the additive sum of the specific changes, and as a hierarchy of cultural traditions and activities. It was a process generally found to begin at the front part of the houses, followed by the backyard and pavilions, and in the final phase at the family temple. This method was able to systematically assess the physical configuration of the transformed house.

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“…Their findings indicate that although historic landmarks are so powerful in constructing the urban identity, traditional urban pattern and social life have not been found significant in constructing the images of the city unless local residents frequent them. Among other findings their survey reveals that the new housing developments that lack locally appropriate architectural and contextual qualities do not necessarily influence the urban image of the area (Oktay and Bala, 2015).…”

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Editorial: Advancing the Debate on Architecture, Planning, and Built Environment Research

Salama

2015

ArchNet-IJAR

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With an acceptance rate that does not exceed 25% of the total papers and articles submitted to the journal, IJAR – International Journal of Architectural Research is moving forward to position itself among the leading journals in architecture and urban studies worldwide. As this is the case since the beginning of volume 5, issue 1, March 2011, one must note that the journal has been covered by several data and index bases since its inception including Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, EBSCO-Current Abstracts-Art and Architecture, INTUTE, Directory of Open Access Journals, Pro-Quest, Scopus-Elsevier and many university library databases across the globe. This is coupled with IJAR being an integral part of the archives and a featured collection of ArchNet and the Aga Khan Documentation Centre at MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.In 2014, IJAR was included in Quartile 2 / Q2 list of Journals both in ‘Architecture’ and ‘Urban Studies.’ As of May 2015, IJAR is ranked 23 out of 83 journals in ‘Architecture’ and 59 out of 119 in ‘Urban Studies.’ Rankings are based on the SJR (SCImago Journal Ranking); an Elsevier- SCOPUS indicator that measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from. See here for more information (http://www.scimagojr.com/index.php) and (http://www.journalmetrics.com/sjr.php). While the journal is now on top of many of the distinguished journals in Elsevier- SCOPUS database, we will keep aspiring to sustain our position and move forward to Q1 group list and eventually in the top 10 journal list in the field. However, this requires sustained efforts and conscious endeavours that give attention to quality submissions through a rigorous review process. This edition of IJAR: volume 9, issue 2, July 2015 includes debates on a wide spectrum of issues, explorations and investigations in various settings. The issue encompasses sixteen papers addressing cities, settlements, and projects in Europe, South East Asia, and the Middle East. Papers involve international collaborations evidenced by joint contributions and come from scholars in universities, academic institutions, and practices in Belgium; Egypt; Greece; Italy; Jordan; Malaysia; Palestine; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Spain; Turkey; and the United Kingdom. In this editorial I briefly outline the key issues presented in these papers, which include topics relevant to social housing, multigenerational dwelling, practice-based research, sustainable design and biomimetic models, learning environments and learning styles, realism and the post modern condition, development and planning, urban identity, contemporary landscapes, and cultural values and traditions.

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A Holistic Research Approach to Measuring Urban Identity: Findings from Kyrenia Area Study

Cited by 25 publications

References 21 publications

Public perception of urban identity in post-Soviet city: the case of Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Public perception of urban identity in post-Soviet city: the case of Vinnytsia, Ukraine

A Methodology to Evaluate the Transformation of Traditional Balinese Houses as a Consequence of Tourism

Editorial: Advancing the Debate on Architecture, Planning, and Built Environment Research

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