A User-Oriented Urban Design Guide Model For Cultural Heritage Sites: The Case of Bursa Khans Area

Sibel Polat¹, Hikmet �zge T�mer Y�ld�z¹, Neslihan Dosto�lu²
¹Department of Architecture, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
²Department of Architecture, Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey

The Khans Area, located in Bursa - the first capital of the Ottoman Empire - has reached today, preserving its historical urban character with its changing and developing trade life, and was inscribed as a cultural heritage site by UNESCO in 2014. Bursa and Cumal�k�z�k Management Plan, which was prepared with a participatory method, presented many problems and expectations about cultural heritage sites, and suggested action plans for their solutions. One of the most important problems emphasized in the Management Plan was the weakening of the original identity of heritage sites due to the lack of urban design principles and standarts in heritage sites, and the development of urban design guides for the management sites was proposed as a solution. The scientific research project entitled �An Urban Design Guide Model for Bursa City Center� in Bursa Uludag University took this aim into consideration; however, it became clear that describing the process of preparing an urban design guide for cultural heritage sites should precede the process of producing an urban design guide peculiar to the area. In this article, a user-oriented urban design guide model for cultural heritage sites as a planning/design tool in the conservation and development of cultural heritage sites is discussed. The model is developed with the help of systematic approaches of urban design process and community engagement methods in academic literature in terms of a case study including analyses, user surveys, tradesmen interviews and an urban design workshop conducted in the Bursa Khans Area. This model, which considers interdisciplinary and inter-institutional perspectives and local participation, is expected to assist relevant institutions and professionals in the development of urban design guidelines for cultural heritage sites.

Keywords: Bursa Khans Area, urban identity; urban design guides; cultural heritage sites; community engagement methods.

K�lt�rel Miras Alanlar� ��in Kullan�c� Odakl� Bir Kentsel Tasar�m Rehberi Modeli: Bursa Hanlar B�lgesi �rne�i

Sibel Polat¹, Hikmet �zge T�mer Y�ld�z¹, Neslihan Dosto�lu²
¹Uluda� �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Bursa
²�stanbul K�lt�r �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �stanbul

Osmanl� �mparatorlu�u�nun ilk ba�kenti olan Bursa�da yer alan Hanlar B�lgesi Osmanl� kentinin kalk�nma merkezi olarak, de�i�en ve geli�en ticaret hayat�yla birlikte tarihi kentsel karakterini koruyarak g�n�m�ze kadar ula�m�� ve 2014 y�l�nda k�lt�rel miras alan� olarak UNESCO D�nya Miras Listesi�ne girmi�tir. Bu kapsamda kat�l�mc� bir y�ntemle haz�rlanan Bursa ve Cumal�k�z�k Alan Y�netim Plan� k�lt�rel miras alanlar�na y�nelik pek �ok sorun ve beklentiyi g�ndeme getirmi� ve bunlar�n ��z�mlerine y�nelik eylem planlar� �nermi�tir. Planda dile getirilen en �nemli sorunlardan biri k�lt�rel miras alanlar�ndaki proje uygulamalar�nda ulusal ve uluslararas� ilkeler do�rultusunda belirlenmi� standartlar�n ve dil birli�inin olmamas� nedeniyle miras alanlar�n�n �zg�n kimli�inin bozulmas� olmu�, y�netim alan�na �zg� kentsel tasar�m rehberlerinin olu�turulmas� gerekti�i ifade edilmi�tir. Bu s�re�te Bursa Uluda� �niversitesi�nde devam eden �Bursa Kent Merkezine Y�nelik Bir Kentsel Tasar�m Rehberi Modeli� isimli bilimsel ara�t�rma projesi kapsam�nda da Y�netim Plan��n�n bu hedefi dikkate al�nm��, ancak b�lgeye �zg� bir kentsel tasar�m rehberi �retmeden �nce, k�lt�rel miras alanlar�na y�nelik bir kentsel tasar�m rehberinin nas�l bir s�re� i�inde haz�rlanmas� gerekti�i konusunda �al��lmas�n�n faydal� olaca�� g�r�lm��t�r. Bu makalede de k�lt�rel miras alanlar�n�n kimli�inin korunmas�nda ve geli�tirilmesinde bir uygulama arac� olarak kentsel tasar�m rehberlerinin rol� tart��lm��, kentsel tasar�m s�recine dair kabul g�rm�� sistematik yakla��mlar ve kat�l�m y�ntemleri �zerinden Bursa Hanlar B�lgesi�ndeki bir alan �al��mas�yla birlikte k�lt�rel miras alanlar�na y�nelik kullan�c� odakl� bir kentsel tasar�m rehberi modeli geli�tirilmi�tir. Disiplinler aras� ve kurumlar aras� bir bak�� a��s�n�, kentlilerin ve yerel halk�n kat�l�m�n� g�zeten bu modelin k�lt�rel miras alanlar�na y�nelik �al��malarda ilgili kurumlara ve profesyonellere yard�mc� olaca�� d��n�lmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Bursa Hanlar B�lgesi, kent kimli�i; kentsel tasar�m rehberleri; k�lt�rel miras alanlar�, toplumsal kat�l�m y�ntemleri.

Sibel Polat, Hikmet �zge T�mer Y�ld�z, Neslihan Dosto�lu. A User-Oriented Urban Design Guide Model For Cultural Heritage Sites: The Case of Bursa Khans Area. Megaron. 2018; 13(4): 584-596

Corresponding Author: Sibel Polat, T�rkiye

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