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- Title
The revival of the industrial heritage in Eskisehir-Turkey through the rehabilitation of the Porsuk River.
- Authors
Kaçar, Ayşe Duygu; Alpan, Açalya
- Abstract
Eskisehir is a riverfront city and it is one of the first cities that gained industrial character in Turkish Republic founded in 1923. The Porsuk River divides the city into two and the industrial sites lie in an eastward-westward direction along the River. During the industrialization process of the city, most of the factories and enterprises were established along Porsuk, causing pollution. After 1965, high rise buildings constructed along the River damaged the previous visual perception of the River. Increasing high-rise buildings accompanied by increasing population and vehicular traffic damaged the 'urban image' of the River causing in neglect and ignorance. In the 2000s, the Porsuk River's value as a 'being' was rediscovered and it was benefitted as an urban resource. Through the urban renewal works of the local government, plans on the theme of "the riverfront and the city" commenced. In 2010, the municipality rehabilitated approximately 10 km -the part flowing through the city-of the River and improved the riverbank. The process acted as a catalyst and triggered others. This study discusses the current and possible future role of the rehabilitation of the Porsuk River in the improvement of industrial heritage in Eskisehir.
- Subjects
WATERFRONTS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PORSUK Site (Turkey)
- Publication
Global Built Environment Review, 2018, p86
- ISSN
1474-6832
- Publication type
Article