Open House International: Volume 35 Issue 4

Editorial

Hulya Turgut, Rod Lawrence, Peter Kellett

The 21st century has been designated as the century of urban transition. Urban environments have become a key reflection of the changes in today's world of dynamic and constant…

Requalification of Old Places in Brussels: Increasing Density, Improving Urbanity

Priscilla Ananian, Bernard Declève

Brussels Capital Region has to deal with urban conflicts arising from the different kinds of land uses. On the one hand the process of metropolisation has intensified the inner…

The Roles of Gentrification in Creation of Diverse Urbanities of Tokyo

Darko Radovic

This article focuses on the role of gentrification in urban regeneration. It supports calls for a more nuanced approach to understanding of that complex phenomenon, which would…

Current Strategies and Socio-Economic Implications of Urban Regeneration in Hungary

Tamás Egedy

In the last decade decision-makers on state, regional and local levels in Hungary gradually recognized the inevitability of urban regeneration and the opportunities the latter…

Planning Versus Plan: A Comparative Analysis of Revitalization Process in Two Inner Cities

Yael Sivan-Geist, Rachel Kallus

By comparing urban regeneration mechanisms implemented in two declining urban centers, this paper attempts to examine the usefulness of hybrid planning strategies over a more…

Urban Regeneration, Renewal or Rehabilitation What for and for Whom ?

Alper Ünlü

Today central neighborhoods of Istanbul like other cities of Turkey has entered a critical stage in urban preservation and urban regeneration issues. This discussion rather than…

Coping with the Politics of Renewal Insights from a Case Study of Whitefield, Nelson

David Webb

This article is an exploration of how power has been exercised over the future of part of a rural town in Lancashire, North West England. The article reviews a decade of debates…

Old Paukku Re-Built and Re-Spoken - Discursive Formation of Cultural Heritage

Helena Teräväinen

The concept of culture is defined in several ways in different contexts. In the case study of Old Paukku (1993-2003) the actors were using the word “culture” in their…

Urban Dynamics and Transformations and Their Impact on Urban Housing: The Case of Istanbul

Hülya Turgut

Cities throughout the world have experienced fundamental social, cultural and economic transformation in recent decades. Socio-cultural and urban identities have been transforming…

Book Reviews

Yonca Hürol

PLANET OF SLUMS

DESIGNING HIGH-DENSITY CITIES FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

THE WHOLE BUILDING HANDBOOK : How to Design Healthy, Efficient and Sustainable Buildings