Documentation of Old Urban Areas for Regeneration Ideas in the Future, Khanaqa Neighborhood as Case Study

Abstract

Globally, as the inhabitants of urban areas continue to grow, considerable pressure is placed on resources and related, necessitating the immediate need for effective improvements to the infrastructure in the area, particularly in terms of shelter, clean water, and waste. The constructed environment is a significant component of urban life. Controlling urban zones is thus one of the 21st century's important challenges in urban development, Erbil city is not far from this challenge. Erbil is one of the old cities in Iraq that consists of many old urban areas which in years they will lose the ability to maintain their physical structure. Accordingly documenting old neighborhoods of Erbil city could play a staminal role in helping future regeneration works. The study conducts a documentation process that prepares a set of layered maps of the existing situation of the Khanaqa neighborhood that help in regeneration works within the area in the future. Khanaqah neighborhood is one of the oldest bad-conditioned areas in Erbil city, the area didn’t receive any maintenance or renovation works besides its obvious problems such as Crowding problems because it’s inside the central business district, traffic problems because of the development of the city, lack of car parking, there is no consideration for pedestrian, the lake of greenery, and the exhausted situation of the neighborhood are main problems. The aim of the study is to describe all the problems that faced the neighborhood to be a ready document for oncoming renovation works. The research demonstrates a descriptive methodology to explain the weak and strong points of the area through observation of the condition of the buildings, streets, and facilities in the neighborhood and comparing them with the standards.

Keywords

• Urban regeneration
• old urban areas
• documentation
• Khanaqa neighborhood
• Erbil city

Gelecekte Yenileme Fikirleri için Eski Kentsel Alanların Belgelenmesi, Khanaqa Mahallesi Örnek Alan İncelemesi

Abstract

Küresel olarak, kentsel alanların sakinleri artmaya devam ettikçe, kaynaklar ve ilgili kaynaklar üzerinde önemli bir baskı oluşmakta ve bu da, özellikle barınma, temiz su ve atık açısından bölgedeki altyapıda etkin iyileştirmelere acil ihtiyaç duyulmasını zorunlu kılmaktadır. İnşa edilmiş çevre, kentsel yaşamın önemli bir bileşenidir. Kentsel bölgeleri kontrol etmek kentsel gelişimde 21. yüzyılın önemli sorunların biridir, Erbil şehri bu meydan okumadan uzak değildir. Erbil, yıllar içinde fiziksel yapılarını koruma yeteneğini kaybedecekleri birçok eski kentsel alandan oluşan Irak'ın eski şehirlerinden biridir. Buna göre, Erbil şehrinin eski mahallelerini belgelemek, gelecekteki yenileme çalışmalarına yardımcı olmada önemli bir rol oynayabilir. Çalışma, Khanaqah mahallesinin mevcut durumuna ilişkin bir dizi katmanlı harita hazırlayan ve gelecekte bölgedeki yenileme çalışmalarına yardımcı olan bir belgeleme süreci yürütmektedir. Khanaqah mahallesi, Erbil şehrinin en eski kötü durumdaki bölgelerinden biridir, bölge merkezi iş bölgesi içinde olduğu için kalabalık sorunları, şehrin gelişmesi nedeniyle trafik sorunları gibi bariz sorunlarının yanı sıra herhangi bir bakım veya yenileme çalışması yapılmaması, otopark eksikliği, yayalara önem verilmemesi, yeşillikler içinde göl olması ve mahallenin bitkin durumu başlıca sorunlardır. Çalışmanın amacı, mahallenin karşılaştığı tüm sorunları, yaklaşan yenileme çalışmaları için hazır bir belge haline getirmektir. Araştırma, mahalledeki binaların, sokakların ve tesislerin durumunu gözlemleyerek ve bunları standartlarla karşılaştırarak alanın zayıf ve güçlü noktalarını açıklamaya yönelik betimsel bir metodoloji ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Kentsel dönüşüm
• eski kentsel alanlar
• dokümantasyon
• Khanaqa mahallesi
• Erbil şehri

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