AN INVESTIGATION ON THE SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD UNIT: ERYAMAN STAGE III IN ANKARA

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The concepts of sustainability and sustainable development have been evolving, since the 1970s, on three pillars; social sustainability, economic sustainability, and environmental sustainability that are interrelated. Sustainable urban development requires the consideration of a complex combination of various factors and components. Today, there are multiple theories and researches on the sustainable design of the urban form. In this context, the neighbourhood as being both a unit of urban form and defining a community, comes to the fore. The question of how sustainability can be achieved within neighbourhoods as units of urban settlements is the concern of this thesis. This study investigates the way the urban and architectural design can contribute to the social sustainability of a neighbourhood. The major concepts and criteria of social sustainability related with the urban form are investigated to evaluate a neighbourhood through the dimensions of accessibility, human participation and inclusiveness, quality of life, sense of safety, and sense of belonging. The selected case study area, Eryaman Stage III in Ankara Turkey, is studied through evaluation criteria based on the neighbourhood design and social sustainability literature. In this thesis, it is argued that an urban and architectural design taking social life and organization of a housing neighbourhood into consideration can also be successful in terms of social sustainability. In that respect, the planning and design features, as well as open spaces and common amenities provided in Eryaman Stage III are studied with respect to their reflections on neighbourhood life through observation and interviews held with the inhabitants.

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Neighbourhood Unit, Sustainable Neighbourhood Design, Housing Design, Participation and Inclusiveness, Social Diversity

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D. Çayır, “AN INVESTIGATION ON THE SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD UNIT: ERYAMAN STAGE III IN ANKARA,” M.Arch. - Master of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, 2022.