Tozal, Ayşegül, Fethi Güngör; Examination of the Cittaslow Model in the Context of Disadvantaged Groups in Sustainable Urbanization: Example of Seferihisar
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2021-11
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International Journal of Turcologia (IJT)
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Tozal, Ayşegül, Fethi Güngör;
The Slow City (Cittaslow) movement offers a concrete alternative to the rapidly changing lifestyle under the influence of globalization. This study tries to interpret the principles and criteria of the Cittaslow Movement together with the purpose and practices of urban social work in the context of sustainable urbanization. The study was designed as a critical incident case study in order to address the views of the people living in Seferihisar, Turkey's first slow city, about the "Cittaslow" in a large scale. Within the scope of the research, 21 participants from disadvantaged groups (elderly, disabled, poor and women) were selected and the in-depth interview technique was used. The obtained data were analyzed by content analysis method in MAXQDA 18 Pro Analytics Program. With the arrival of the Cittaslow title, it has been observed that there was an economic revival and that women started to take an active role in local development in the town. However, after Seferihisar became a Slow City, it started to become overcrowded over time, and since this situation was not controlled in time, it led to unplanned urbanization and concretization in the town. The deterioration in social relations such as neighborship, neighborhood culture and the integration of different cultures has been reflected in the daily lives of women, the elderly, the poor and the disabled over time.
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Tozal, Ayşegül, Fethi Güngör; Cittaslow, Sakin Şehir, Sürdürülebilir Kentleşme, Seferihisar, Sosyal Hizmet
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Cittaslow, Sustainable Urbanization, Seferihisar, Social Work
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