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Satisfaction and Socio-Spatial Segregation in Urban Transformation: The Case of Mamak-Ankara

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 513 - 526, 30.09.2025

Abstract

The aim of this study is to measure satisfaction with the urban regeneration project in the Altınoğuz (Yatıkmusluk) neighborhood, Mamak, Ankara, with respect to decreasing socio-spatial segregation and to ascertain whether it was successful or not in enhancing the living conditions and fostering social cohesion of residents. The data were acquired from the questionnaire applied to a total of 161 neighbors. Results have shown that 59.6% of the residents are satisfied with the urban regeneration project. In addition, there was a high rate of satisfaction relating to educational services at 71.4%, healthcare services at 62.1%, children's playgrounds at 55.9%, and social facilities at 46%. However, limitations include a shortage in parking spaces and small-sized residential units. In addition, while satisfaction increased with age and education, no substantial association existed between residents' satisfaction and their employment or income. This can be considered evidence that cultural and social issues outweigh the economic issues regarding the resident's satisfaction in this poor neighborhood, while some still prefer the house they lived in earlier in other settlements as that gives them more social contacts and a life of their ancestors. The study concludes that urban regeneration projects would have more significant success if residents' socio-cultural dimensions received more attention and strategies were developed to better adapt them to apartment living.

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Kentsel Dönüşümde Memnuniyet ve Sosyo-Mekansal Ayrışma: Mamak-Ankara Örneği

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 513 - 526, 30.09.2025

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Ankara Mamak ilçesi Altınoğuz (Yatıkmusluk) mahallesinde gerçekleştirilen kentsel dönüşüm projesinin sosyo-mekansal ayrışmayı azaltma konusundaki memnuniyetini ölçmek ve mahalle sakinlerinin yaşam koşullarını iyileştirme ve sosyal uyumunu sağlamada başarılı olup olmadığını tespit etmektir. Veriler toplam 161 mahalle sakinine uygulanan anketten elde edilmiştir. Sonuçlar mahalle sakinlerinin %59,6'sının kentsel dönüşüm projesinden memnun olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca eğitim hizmetleriyle ilgili olarak %71,4, sağlık hizmetleriyle ilgili olarak %62,1, çocuk oyun alanları ile ilgili olarak %55,9 ve sosyal olanaklarla ilgili olarak %46 oranında yüksek bir memnuniyet oranı bulunmuştur. Ancak otopark alanı yetersizliği ve küçük boyutlu konut birimleri gibi sınırlılıklar bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca memnuniyet yaş ve eğitimle artarken, mahalle sakinlerinin memnuniyeti ile istihdamları veya gelirleri arasında önemli bir ilişki bulunamamıştır. Bu, bu yoksul mahallede ikamet edenlerin memnuniyetine ilişkin kültürel ve sosyal konuların ekonomik konulardan daha ağır bastığına dair bir kanıt olarak değerlendirilebilir, bazıları daha önce başka yerleşim yerlerinde yaşadıkları evi tercih ediyor, çünkü bu onlara daha fazla sosyal temas ve atalarının hayatını sağlıyor. Çalışma, kentsel yenileme projelerinin, ikamet edenlerin sosyo-kültürel boyutlarına daha fazla dikkat edilmesi ve onları apartman yaşamına daha iyi adapte edecek stratejiler geliştirilmesi durumunda daha önemli bir başarıya sahip olacağı sonucuna varıyor.

References

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  • [2] Van Gent, W. P. C., Musterd, S., & Ostendorf, W, Disentangling neighbourhood problems: Area-based interventions in Western European cities. Urban Studies, 56(9), 1871–1889, (2019).
  • [3] Erman, T, Urban transformation: A tale of two cities in Türkiye. Urban Studies, 49(14), 3127–3146, (2012).
  • [4] Ankara Municipality, Meeting with municipal zoning and urbanization officials, (2017).
  • [5] Dündar, Ö, Mass housing in Ankara: Problems and policies. Cities, 23(6), 462–474, (2006).
  • [6] Haghrahmani, S, Kentsel dönüşümde memnuniyet ve sosyo-mekansal ayrışma: Ankara Mamak Örneği (Master's thesis, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü), (2017).
  • [7] Mohit, M. A., Ibrahim, M., & Rashid, Y. R, Assessment of residential satisfaction in newly designed public low-cost housing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Habitat International, 34(1), 18-27, (2010).
  • [8] Ukoha, O. M., & Beamish, J. O, Assessment of residents' satisfaction with public housing in Abuja, Nigeria. Habitat International, 21(4), 445-460, (1997).
  • [9] Amerigo, M., & Aragones, J. I, A theoretical and methodological approach to the study of residential satisfaction. Journal of environmental psychology, 17(1), 47-57, (1997).
  • [10] Ibem, E. O., & Amole, D, Residential satisfaction in public core housing in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Social Indicators Research, 113(1), 563-581, (2013).
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Primary Language English
Subjects City and Regional Planning
Journal Section City and Regional Planning
Authors

Seyedhadi Haghrahmani 0000-0003-4928-5185

Ozge Ercoskun 0000-0003-2734-0374

Publication Date September 30, 2025
Submission Date December 22, 2024
Acceptance Date September 28, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 13 Issue: 3

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APA Haghrahmani, S., & Ercoskun, O. (2025). Satisfaction and Socio-Spatial Segregation in Urban Transformation: The Case of Mamak-Ankara. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning, 13(3), 513-526.