Dissertation

Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective

Volume: 11 Number: 30 August 31, 2020
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Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective

Abstract

2011 Van Earthquake was the initiator of an urban reconstruction wave across Turkey primarily targeting disaster-risky areas. Since then, it was mostly through mass housing and urban regeneration projects that the state aimed at the compensation of past damages and the mitigation of future ones. Relying on a social policy background, this paper aims to analyze whether the housing policies implemented during the post-earthquake recovery process of the city of Van were directed towards the benefit of citizens or towards the interests of the private sector. In the paper, three interrelated processes are analyzed: mass housing, reconstruction of the city center, and housing problem of vulnerable groups. Along with the examination of the related laws, reports and policies, the paper also benefits from the expert interviews, site observations, and media sources. Our findings demonstrate that the post-earthquake housing policies and practices in Van were not consistent with welfare principles and did not meet the requirements of participatory social policy approaches. The housing policy in question did not prefer a participatory and welfare-oriented path and ignored the vulnerabilities of those in need the most. In this sense, it became an example of an exclusionary top-down policy practice

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Dissertation

Publication Date

August 31, 2020

Submission Date

October 11, 2019

Acceptance Date

August 12, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 11 Number: 30

APA
Ertürk, C., & Topal, Ç. (2020). Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective. İDEALKENT, 11(30), 849-877. https://izlik.org/JA48PJ48YG
AMA
1.Ertürk C, Topal Ç. Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective. İDEALKENT. 2020;11(30):849-877. https://izlik.org/JA48PJ48YG
Chicago
Ertürk, Cansu, and Çağatay Topal. 2020. “Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective”. İDEALKENT 11 (30): 849-77. https://izlik.org/JA48PJ48YG.
EndNote
Ertürk C, Topal Ç (August 1, 2020) Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective. İDEALKENT 11 30 849–877.
IEEE
[1]C. Ertürk and Ç. Topal, “Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective”, İDEALKENT, vol. 11, no. 30, pp. 849–877, Aug. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA48PJ48YG
ISNAD
Ertürk, Cansu - Topal, Çağatay. “Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective”. İDEALKENT 11/30 (August 1, 2020): 849-877. https://izlik.org/JA48PJ48YG.
JAMA
1.Ertürk C, Topal Ç. Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective. İDEALKENT. 2020;11:849–877.
MLA
Ertürk, Cansu, and Çağatay Topal. “Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective”. İDEALKENT, vol. 11, no. 30, Aug. 2020, pp. 849-77, https://izlik.org/JA48PJ48YG.
Vancouver
1.Cansu Ertürk, Çağatay Topal. Post-Earthquake Housing Policy in Van: An Evaluation from a Social Policy Perspective. İDEALKENT [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 1;11(30):849-77. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA48PJ48YG