Importance of industrial heritage areas in İzmir in terms of sustainable urban memory: Case of hinterland of Alsancak Port

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In Turkey, the interest in industrial heritage commenced with the increase in the commodity value of those old industrial sites which remained idle at the city center upon the developments that took place at the urbanization level as of the 1980s in particular. The policies on brownfields ranged by degrees from demolition to conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement and industrial heritage development projects are now becoming widespread in the country. However, the disregarding of many industrial heritage assets and the incorrect practices carried out in this process have brought about many problems as well. This problematic situation is also related to the failure to attach the necessary importance to the connections of industrial heritage with the urban memory and identity by regarding the industrial heritage as an economic source. This study aims to highlight the old industrial sites which have remained idle and which are being used through adaptive reuse at the old industrial and commercial sites particularly in Alsancak Port’s hinterland region in İzmir – one of the early industrialization sites of the country – and to place emphasis on their importance in the urban pattern with a geographical approach.

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Turkey , industrial heritage , urban memory , İzmir , sustainable cities

Aegean Geographical Journal

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Aegean Geographical Journal