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Salvaging Buildings: Reclaiming a Livelihood from the Excesses of Istanbul's Mass Urbanization
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Abstract For at least two decades, major cities in Turkey have been subjected to endless waves of urban development that has left scores of building demolitions in its wake. The construction waste produced is immense but its removal or abatement is completely ignored by the state. Who will deal with all this... view more
For at least two decades, major cities in Turkey have been subjected to endless waves of urban development that has left scores of building demolitions in its wake. The construction waste produced is immense but its removal or abatement is completely ignored by the state. Who will deal with all this waste? Enter the reclaimers (çkmacs), an informal network of building salvagers, who have stepped in to create a new form of assemblage that fills this gap. Erdogan Onur Ceritoglu makes an in-depth ethnographic study of the under-the-radar livelihood of the reclaimers long-term. He also focuses on incremental architecture through the reuse of second-hand building elements.... view less
Keywords
architecture; urban planning; urbanization; town; Turkey; large city; urban development
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Building Salvage; Informality; Urban Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
268 p.
Series
Architecture, 79
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839469248
ISSN
2702-8089
ISBN
978-3-8394-6924-8
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed