Learning from traditional built environment of Cyprus: Re-interpretation of the contextual values

Dinçyürek, Özgür; Türker, Özlem Olgaç

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.08.007

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“…Settler numbers have, though, been widely exaggerated by politicians from both sides, often in order to prevent any reunification efforts. Recent international efforts from the United Nations and the European Union have provided opportunities for talks of reunification (Dincyurek and Turker, 2007). However, the future status of Turkish settlers remains one of the most contentious issues in the Cyprus negotiations, and the Turkish Cypriot community is similarly divided on the issue (Loizides, 2011).…”

Section: Community and Conflict In Northern Cyprusmentioning

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Conflicting Perspectives of Residents in the Karpaz Region of Northern Cyprus towards Tourism Development

Gunsoy

Hannam

2012

Tourism Planning & Development

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The development of tourism has recently emerged as a key factor for the remote Karpaz region of Northern Cyprus. Due to its relatively unspoilt nature and well-preserved traditional lifestyle, community tourism was chosen as the most appropriate product for the regional Northern Cyprus government. This research explores community tourism development in the Karpaz region and evaluates its sustainability by taking into consideration the needs, expectations and concerns of community residents. A qualitative methodological research approach was employed and the study found that there are significant conflicting attitudes between different community residents towards tourism development due to the cultural differences between Turkish settlers and Turkish Cypriot residents. It is concluded that the changing nature of the community due to the migrations from the mainland constitutes both a significant opportunity and threat for the sustainability of the social and cultural identity of Northern Cyprus in terms of its real and imagined "Cypriotness".

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Section: Community and Conflict In Northern Cyprusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conflicting Perspectives of Residents in the Karpaz Region of Northern Cyprus towards Tourism Development

Gunsoy

Hannam

2012

Tourism Planning & Development

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“…The strategic location of Cyprus has caused major powerful civilizations to take over the island in different periods. In the 14 periods of Cyprus history (Dincyurek, Mallick, and Numan 2003), probably the most evident influences on the contemporary architecture are those of the Ottoman and British Colonial. Ottoman Turks came to Cyprus in 1571 and ruled until 1878 (Goodwin 1971).…”

Section: Cyprus Traditional Houses and Their Facade Featuresmentioning

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Linking the past and present through symbolic housing features: North Cyprus

Dastjerdi

Sani

2015

Social Semiotics

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Linking the past and present has been a major challenge in contemporary architecture as it raises the question of authenticity in design. While the influence of the past in residential architecture seems unavoidable, housing should also incorporate cultural features to uphold communication with their residents. Accordingly, this study suggests that the symbolic use of traditional features could be a useful approach to preserve the link between the users and contemporary housing. Based on deductive reasoning, this research has formulated the theory, and the results have verified the proposition. The case study focuses on the symbolic use of facade features of two recent periods of traditional architecture in Cyprus: the Ottoman (1571-1878) and British Colonial (1878Colonial ( -1960 in the contemporary mass housing facades. The results indicate that six facade features (arch, shutter, eave's brackets, cumba, window form and dimensions, overhanging elements, and horizontal separators) are the most preferred traditional features which, in view of a new interpretation, were used symbolically in the present mass housing facades.

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“…North Cyprus is host to strong and rich civilisations in the Mediterranean region [40,80]; it is home to diverse housing forms, residential patterns, and architectural styles, each with its unique identity [87]. The first recorded example of the architecture dates back to the Neolithic Period, which influences and affect the cultural characteristics of the society [88]. It is perceived that the planning system in Northern Cyprus is creating a disorganised and unstable situation, resulting in disappointing feelings, low quality residential physical and social environments.…”

Section: Housing and Urban Conditions In North Cyprusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Determinants of Residential Satisfaction in Historic Urban Quarters: Towards Sustainability of the Walled City Famagusta, North Cyprus

Davoodi

Dağlı

2019

Sustainability

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In recent times, despite the importance of historic urban quarters in the sustenance of ancient cultural heritage, planned modernization of urban areas usually neglects these culturally sensitive areas. Resulting in relocations and perceived dissatisfaction of its residents, this reported negligence is partly the result of a dearth of research exploring the multi-dimensional evaluation framework for assessing the long-term environmental, economic, social, and cultural aspects of residential satisfaction in historic urban quarters. Hence, the aspirations, needs, demands, and desires of the residents of historic urban quarters are not readily known to policy makers; neither is these needs, desires and expectations are well established in the residential satisfaction literature. The essence of residential satisfaction research is not merely to report the current living situation in a given residential environment, but also to pinpoint which facets the municipal governments must enhance to improve homeownership and rental rates, amongst others. Most of the studies on residential satisfaction merely focused on the social sustainability dimension, therefore, not acknowledging the salient roles, environmental, and economic concerns play in boosting the satisfaction levels of residents of historic urban quarters. Thus, this study aims to fill this gap between theory and application of the sustainability concept in addressing practical problems of relocations and perceived dissatisfaction amid residents of urban culturally sensitive areas. It fills this gap by assessing the perceptions of residents and non-residents on the importance of the determinants of residential satisfaction in a historic urban quarter. Regarding this, a comprehensive list of 32 potential sustainability performance factors (SPF) was determined through an extensive review of related literature, based on which a questionnaire administered to 245 households residing in the historic urban quarters of the Walled City, Famagusta, North Cyprus. Also, 167 households residing outside of the quarters, to assess their perception of the criticality of the identified factors, as well as examine the agreement levels in the opinions of the two participant groups. Using principal component analysis (PCA), the 32 different factors were narrowed down to eight. The study findings show that “Cost of housing” and “Suitable Management rules” are the most critical factors with relatively high overall scoring. Findings reveal that residents’ perceptions differ significantly based on participants’ ethnicity, while there is no significant difference based on the profile of residents/social class. This study argues that clearly understanding the criticality of the factors impacting satisfaction in housing and the residential environment is crucial for planning sustainable regeneration and revitalization programs in any HUQ. The findings of this study would be useful to housing policy decision-makers, urban planners, and municipalities to understand better the residents’ needs that could aid the sustenance of historic urban quarters. The authors suggest the adoption of the framework developed by this study as an analytical, research, and assessment tool in future housing satisfaction studies in different contexts.

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Learning from traditional built environment of Cyprus: Re-interpretation of the contextual values

Cited by 19 publications

References 4 publications

Conflicting Perspectives of Residents in the Karpaz Region of Northern Cyprus towards Tourism Development

Conflicting Perspectives of Residents in the Karpaz Region of Northern Cyprus towards Tourism Development

Linking the past and present through symbolic housing features: North Cyprus

Exploring the Determinants of Residential Satisfaction in Historic Urban Quarters: Towards Sustainability of the Walled City Famagusta, North Cyprus

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