Show/Hide Menu
Hide/Show Apps
Logout
Türkçe
Türkçe
Search
Search
Login
Login
OpenMETU
OpenMETU
About
About
Open Science Policy
Open Science Policy
Communities & Collections
Communities & Collections
Help
Help
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Guides
Guides
Thesis submission
Thesis submission
MS without thesis term project submission
MS without thesis term project submission
Publication submission with DOI
Publication submission with DOI
Publication submission
Publication submission
Supporting Information
Supporting Information
General Information
General Information
Copyright, Embargo and License
Copyright, Embargo and License
Contact us
Contact us
An Assessment of the relationship between changes in the identity of Baku Bulvar and people’s identification with this setting
Download
index.pdf
Date
2017
Author
Sekiliyev, Orxan
Metadata
Show full item record
Item Usage Stats
112
views
102
downloads
Cite This
Places change as societies change. In today’s global context, various scholars argue that the majority of urban transformation processes threaten the identity of places by creating homogenized and standardized environments. Furthermore, a review of the place identity literature shows that not only the identity of places but also identification of users with these places is threatened. This research investigates people’s identification with Baku Bulvar regarding the changes in the identity of this setting. By focusing on the Baku Bulvar case, it concentrates on the historical formation of the identity of this place (pre-socialist, socialist and post-socialist periods), components of identity of this setting (physical setting, activities and meanings) from 1980s to the present, and identification of users with this area from 1980s to the present. The historical analysis shows that changes in social, economic, political and cultural factors influenced the identity of the Bulvar. Massive transformations are observed in post-socialist period. After dissolution of USSR, the area has subjected to various redevelopment projects, which aimed to promote a new identity for the Bulvar. Practices were aimed to turn the site into a representative profile of post-socialist Baku in the global arena. As such, meanings attributed to the site by users have changed. This study also shows that in addition to psychological aspects (past experiences/memories, beliefs) of individuals, quality of physical environment (e.g. being clean, safe), activities (e.g. diversity, land-use mix) and social environment (affordable, accessible) play a significant role in people’s identification with place. The results of this study will help urban planners and designers to create better environments that strengthen and enhance place identity.
Subject Keywords
Alleys.
,
Streets.
,
Commercial strips.
,
Central business districts.
URI
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12621249/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/26850
Collections
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis
Suggestions
OpenMETU
Core
Evaluation of the Integration of Bike Routes to the Rail Transport System in Zeytinburnu District
Güleç Özer, Derya; Yıldırım, Özge Ceylin; Uyduran, Hızır Gökhan; Türkkan, Doğan; Eyce, Nihat (Middle East Technical University Faculty of Architecture, 2022-6)
The rapid change and transformation of socioeconomic activities in cities, the increase in the population, and the growth of the physical environment bring many problems. One of these problems is the increasing demand for transportation by the increased population. High demand for individual vehicles, traffic congestion, noise, air pollution, and environmental problems adversely affect urban accessibility, quality of life, and social health. Public transport has gained importance to provide access within th...
An inquiry into children’s sense of place in city neighborhoods: the case of Ankara
Erol, Ecem; Bilsel, Fatma Cânâ; Restoration in Department of Architecture (2021-2-12)
The rapid urbanization process causes spatial and social segregation in many cities of the world in the last decades. The contemporary city does not provide inclusive urban environments to children; they are increasingly exluded from public open spaces. Spatially and mentally segregated urban environments neither provide learning opportunities nor help improve the social abilities of children. The sense of place is a dynamic and complicated phenomenon that changes over time. The area that children feel to b...
The Impact of Reverse Knowledge Transfer on Domestic Market: The Case of Turkey
Birgönül, Mustafa Talat; Dikmen Toker, İrem (null, Taylor & Francis Publishing, 2009-06-01)
Recent decades have seen a major social and economic changes across the developed world and consequent changes in the construction and property industries. The discipline of construction economics needs to respond to this. For instance, the importance of sustainable development has become recognised, as has the need to increasingly master the mediu
Tracing regional differences on the urban space The case of Ankara
Büyükcivelek, Ahmet Burak; Şenyel Kürkçüoğlu, Müzeyyen Anıl (null; 2006-09-18)
The paper intends to reveal the effects of regional differences on urban space in terms of physical, social and economic characteristics. In this sense, both Turkey itself and its big cities are considerable, due to their internal and external dynamics. To begin with, Turkey is exposed to a regional segregation - relatively more developed western part, and relatively less developed eastern part - for decades. Due to the development differences, there has been an ongoing migration from the east to the big ci...
Differentiation of use and provision strategies of urban parks: an evaluation of parks in urban regeneration projects in Ankara
Tuç, İmral; Balaban, Osman; Department of Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments (2018)
Urbanization strategies have usually been shaped by the historical changes in economic and political discourses in a society. Along with the changing economic and political discourses, powerful groups of the time have also been influential on the strategies that shape urban space. Urban parks, as essential components of urban space, were also affected by changes in economic and political discourses as well as actions of powerful groups. Even though the production strategies and usage purposes of urban parks...
Citation Formats
IEEE
ACM
APA
CHICAGO
MLA
BibTeX
O. Sekiliyev, “An Assessment of the relationship between changes in the identity of Baku Bulvar and people’s identification with this setting,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2017.