This article is the result of a study which aimed to evaluate how a group of resettled residents have adapted to their new houses in Istanbul. The removal of squatter dwellers and their relocation to social housing units affect their quality of life after the removal. To assess the quality of life of residents who have now been living for a long time in social housing after their slums were demolished by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, interviews were conducted with the aid of a questionnaire. A total of 506 interviews was completed in the districts of Eyup, Kartal and Sisli. The results of this research shall serve to provide valuable information, from which improvements in future social housing projects can be made. In the analyses of interview and questionnaire data, seven areas were identified: (1) living conditions, (2) physical factors, (3) environmental factors, (4) comparisons for social relationships, (5) access to services, (6) economic factors, (7) general satisfaction. At the completion of the research, it was found that the users seemed to be more satisfied with the physical factors than the social factors following the demolition of the slums. This study is important insofar as it helps to show that some methods are essential to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of social housing produced by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. In addition, the study may enable practitioners and policy makers to identify ways of improving the quality of life for social housing residents and the sustainability of new social housing developments.

ÖzAfetlerin kötü etkisinden korunmak amacıyla Türkiye'de birçok çalışma yapılmaktadır. Bu bakımdan, sel riski bulunan alanlarda yapılan dere ıslah çalışmaları önemli çalışmalardan biridir. Dere ıslahı çalışmaları, afet yönetiminin önemli bir ayağını oluşturan zarar azaltma çalışmaları kapsamında değerlendirildiğinde, sadece sel ve diğer tehlikelerin oluşmasını engellemez, ayrıca plansız yapılaşmanın ve çevre kirliliğinin önüne geçilmesini de sağlar. Bu çalışma ile, İSKİ Genel Müdürlüğü tarafından Anadolu Yakası'nda yapılan dere ıslah çalışmaları ile ilgili durum değerlendirmesi yaparak karşılaşılan sorunları ortaya koymak, çalışmalarda gelinen aşamaları değerlendirmek ve birtakım öneriler getirmek amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında, çalışmalar esnasında karşılaşılan sorunlar irdelenmekte olup bu sorunların en önemlileri; mülkiyet, imar, yapılaşma, inşaat sırasında ortaya çıkan altyapı sorunlarıdır. Bütün bu sorunlara rağmen sel riskini ortadan kaldırmak için dere ıslah çalışmalarına devam edilmekte, fakat daha iyi bir koordinasyon ve yetki olması halinde dere ıslahlarının daha hızlı ve etkin bir şekilde tamamlanacağı öngörülmektedir. Araştırmada, sel riskini azaltmaya yönelik faaliyetlerin çok daha etkin bir şekilde tamamlanabilmesi için mevcut kanun ve yönetmeliklerin yeterli olmadığı, birtakım hukuki ve kurumsal düzenlemelere ihtiyaç olduğu kanısına ulaşılmıştır. Bütün bu olumsuzlukların giderilebilmesi için diğer kurum ve kuruluşları da içine alacak hukuki birtakım düzenlemeler yapılmalı, yetki karmaşasının önüne geçilmelidir. Ayrıca, kurum içi organizasyonun sel riskini en aza indirecek şekilde tekrar düzenlenmesi, acil durumlarda etkin müdahale amacıyla birtakım standart uygulama prosedürlerinin uygulamaya geçirilmesi gerektiği kanaatine ulaşılmıştır. AbstractMany studies have been performed in Turkey in order to avoid the worst effects of the disasters. In this respect, the river rehabilitation studies carried out in any areas with flood risk are important ones. When assessed in the context of damage mitigation activities that constitute an important pillar of disaster management, river rehabilitation efforts not only prevent floods and other hazards from occurring but also prevent unplanned construction and environmental pollution. With this study, it is aimed to reveal the problems encountered by the situation assessment about the river improvement works carried out by the General Directorate of ISKI on the Anatolian side, to evaluate the progress in the works and to bring 1 Mimarlık Fakültesi, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Samsun *İlgili yazar /

Bu çalışmada, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü, Yerel Yönetimler, Kent ve Çevre Politikaları Anabilim Dalı öğretim üyesi Doç. Dr. Yunus Emre Özer tarafından kaleme alınan ve Ekin Yayınevi tarafından yayınlanan"Risk Azaltma Yaklaşımı Çerçevesinde Dirençli Kentler" isimli kitaba ilişkin tartışmalar yer almaktadır.

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This paper is the result of a survey that aims to learn the perceptions and evaluations of the people living in permanent residences after the Marmara Earthquake. In doing so, it guides the decision-makers and researchers about the features that should be in the planning stage of permanent residences and to bring out some points that they should take into account in the future. Within the extent of the study, permanent houses which have been built in Subaşı Village, Yalova, Turkey have been analyzed in the meaning of post-earthquake housing applications after the Marmara earthquake on 17 August 1999. In the research, the planning of the houses built in Subaşı Village, the overall evaluations about the design, the principles of entitlement, the planning method of the permanent houses, and the demographic features of the householders are evaluated. For this reason, a questionnaire was created to understand the thoughts of the respondents. In this sense, users' satisfaction was examined through the survey which based on interviews with the householders. Within the questionnaire, the users have answered some questions such as demographic characteristics, economic conditions, and the degree of previous house satisfaction, the physical, social, environmental features of the permanent houses, social relations, and general perceptions. In doing this, users were asked to evaluate the positive and negative aspects of the project. One of the most critical problems in the area is transportation. On the other hand, problems have also emerged in the social relations of people settled in permanent residences after a physically destructive earthquake. In general, participants have definite opinions about the houses on earthquake resilience, size, and location of residential interiors, visual privacy, and lighting. Also, they have negative notions about auditory privacy, heating, transportation to the city center, relations with relatives, problemsolving with neighbors, municipal services. As a result of the research, it is observed that the permanent residential areas in Subaşı could not unite with the existing city. The findings suggest that the permanent residences in the research area produced for the people who suffered from the earthquake have not been able to meet the needs of the households sufficiently. Besides, looking at the results of the study from a broad perspective, it is necessary to evaluate the subject holistically so that the permanent houses do not create new problems for the despairing households.