Deprivation Analysis in Declining Inner City Residential Areas: A Case Study From Izmir, Turkey.



The population of Tuzcu district shows a relatively stable structure, excluding 1970s as shown in table 5.
This is the time when the wealthy groups had left the neighborhood. By the beginning of 1970s, the
population began to increase again due to the new comers who cannot afford the living in other developing
planned areas of the city. During the period of between the end of 1970s and 2000 the population is
relatively stable. According to the information gained from mukhtar, there is 1330 household and the total
population is nearly 4500 in 2005.

Table 5: The Population Development of Tuzcu District

Years

Population

4000 -

z5∩∩∩ -

1965

3533

3000

O∩∩∩ -

1970

2346

2000

1 ∩∩∩

1975

3339

1000 ■

0 -

1990

2811

1965 1970 1975 1990 2000

2000

2993

Population Years

Source: The Population Cencus, 2000, SIS

Tuzcu district became a declining place because of old dwellings and deteriorated other physical
structure. Since the sloping land, building blocs present an organic pattern and the roads are very narrow (see
map 2). As shown in table 6, 69.8 % of the buildings in Tuzcu District has been used for dwellings.
Following the dwellings, 22.9 percent of the buildings have been used as annexes. Some of annexes serve as
toilet, bathroom or kitchen, some serves as coalbin. There are also commercial buildings by 3.4 percentage.
Some of the buildings located at the Ikiçe§melik roadside have been used for commercial functions, which
sell second hand or inexpensive furniture and durable consumption goods. In total, including the grocery
stores in inner part of the district, there are 31 commercial building within the district. As shown in the land
use map, there is not any open-large area as a park or children’s playground.

Table 6: Land Use Distribution in Tuzcu District

Type of Land Use

Frequency

Rates (%)

Dwelling_______________

_________645

___________69,8

Commercial___________

____________31

_________34

Storage_________________

____________6

_____________0,6

Annex______________

________212

___________22,9

Religious facility_________

___________4

_________04

Ruin_________________

_________26

______________229

Total___________________

_________924

___________100

On the other hand, the majority of the buildings is old and has 2 or 3 storeys (see table 9 and map 8).
Half of the building within the district has 2 storeys, and only 0.7 % of them have 5 storeys. It is important to
note that, the 4 or 5 storeyed buildings are unlawful, because the existing application plan allows for
maximum 3 storeys.

Table 6: Building Height Distribution of Tuzcu District

Building Height

Frequency

Rates (%)

_________________1________________

184

27,0

_________2_________

343

50,3

____________3___________

134

19,6

_________4_________

16

2,3

____________5___________

5

0,7

________Total________

682

100



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