Kentsel Mekanın Değişimi ve Gelişme Döngüleri; Eski Keresteciler Çarşısı (İzmir) Örneği

Abstract

Cities are dynamic formations that have been formed by the ef-fects of political, geographical, human and economic variables. The appearance of designs shaped by the developing informa-tion and technology in modern styles and forms in urban areas has accelerated the dynamic structure of cities even more. However, as a result of these designs which are produced inde-pendently of the existing urban forms, the original elements of the urban environments have started to disappear. Neverthe-less, cities, which are formed by the interaction between human and natural environment, differ as a result of different so-cial needs and the spatial organizations. The user transfers his/ her values to the space and gains original elements in historical process. In this context, the question of which processes the urban fabric differs through and how these processes will be presented emerges. In this study, which aims to present a theoretical and methodological framework on the definition and historicity of urban character, the change of urban space will be discussed. In the methodology section of the research, urban morphology which enables to analyze the formation processes of urban space, and the "redevelopment cycle" developed by Conzen will be discussed. Historic city centers, which are the most important areas where unique values of different periods are observed in cities and the products of a historical process, are important in terms of the theoretical framework of the research. This study, which is carried out in Eski Keresteciler Çarşısı (Izmir), is intended to be a guide for researchers in similar studies.