Urban regeneration is an issue that remains current all over the world and in our country. Many changes, problems and developments in the cities make the transformation inevitable. The regeneration is not only a physical change that takes place in the city, but has many elements (economic, environmental, legal / administrative, social) in its background. It is seen that the regeneration practices in our country are mostly carried out in line with economic and physical concerns. Social factors are ignored in regeneration practices. So the regeneration causes displacement of people or creates problems of adaptation to the area of residence.
The research was carried out by using qualitative and quantitative research techniques in Mamak District of Ankara. The data on the social factors that make up the quality of life in cities were analyzed by comparing them before and after the regeneration. As a result of the research, it has been revealed that the transformation applications have created a significant change in many indicators (neighborhood relations, loyalty and belonging, displacement, participation factor, security, expectations about the environment) that constitute the social environment quality of the users of the field. It has been stated that ensuring the participation of the people in the regeneration process will contribute to meeting the expectations, decreasing the weakening in social relations and increasing the confidence in the area.
Keywords: Urban transformation, urban quality of life, social dimension, loyalty/ belonging, neighborhood relations page.
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