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SUSTAINABILITY, no.17, pp.1-27, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
Abstract: The aim of this study is to evaluate the urban transformation processes in the
context of urban sustainability by analyzing the population and building density trends
of four different housing settlement textures that have developed in Bursa Osmangazi
since the 1960s, when the industrialization process began in Turkey. The methods include
a detailed analysis of population changes and building and population densities. The
results show that, in the areas developed between 1960 and 2004, population growth
has either stopped or declined, and there are irregularities in building and population
densities. This situation indicates the problems arising from planning and infrastructure
deficiencies in urbanization processes. The earthquake risk in housing areas from this
period especially increases the urgency of renewal and transformation processes. This
study emphasizes the necessity of urban-scale solutions to manage the urgency of renewal
in earthquake-prone regions. It highlights the need to handle pre-2004 areas together in the
urban transformation process to balance densities. In this context, the importance of density
transfer, the protection of property rights, and the effective management of transformation
processes are underlined for urban sustainability.
Keywords: urban transformation; building density; population density; urban sustainability; urban housin