Analysis of The Environmental Effects of Gated Communities on the Neighborhood in the Context of Environmental Stress

Asiye Akg�n G�ltekin¹, Alper �nl�²
¹Istanbul Kultur University Faculty Of Architecture, Turkey
²Istanbul Technic University Faculty Of Architecture Departement Of Architecture, Turkey

In this study, as part of the phenomenon of urban segregation, gated residential communities are discussed in the context of environmental stress. Gated communities, whose theoretical infrastructure is tried to be understood through political economy readings, are shaped upon two concepts basically; segregation and othering. Gated communities eliminate social connectedness with their physical barriers. The social, economic and symbolic oppositions that push each other in the context of gated community reveal a tension between the residents and non-residents of the gated compound. In order to measure the assumed tension, environmental stress parameters have been used. An interview form has been prepared for the purpose of finding out how the determined stress parameters are perceived by the ones living around the gated community. This interview form has been applied to dwellers around gated compounds which are located in three different areas with different urban syntactic values and different socio-economic structures. The statistical associations between the results of the performed semantic and syntactic analyses are examined. According to the results of the field study, it is observed that the perception of stress of people living around the gated communities increases in proportion to the compound's syntactic values. It is understood that gated compounds in which there are homogeneous groups forming a fragmented view of the urban area shaped by urban fears, causes the perception of stress on their neighbors and that this is associated with the syntactic values of their urban locations.

Keywords: Gated community, segregation, othering, environmental stress.

Kap�l�-ayr�k konut yerle�melerinin �evresel stres ba�lam�nda yak�n �evre etkileri

Asiye Akg�n G�ltekin¹, Alper �nl�²
¹�stanbul K�lt�r �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, �stanbul
²�stanbul Teknik �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �stanbul

Bu �al��mada, kentsel ayr��ma fenomeni olarak kap�l� konut yerle�meleri, �evresel stres ba�lam�nda ele al�nm��t�r. Ekonomi politik okumalar ile teorik alt yap�s� anla��lmaya �al��lan kap�l� yerle�meler temelde iki kavram �zerine �ekillenmektedir; ayr��ma ve �tekile�tirme. Kap�l� yerle�meler, fiziksel bariyerler ile sosyal yak�nl�� ortadan kald�rmaktad�r. Kap�l� yerle�im anlay�� i�inde birbirini iten sosyal, ekonomik, sembolik kar��tl�klar, yerle�imde ve d��nda ya�ayanlar aras�nda bir gerilim ortaya ��kartmaktad�r. Varsay�lan gerilimi �l�mek i�in �evresel stres parametrelerinden faydalan�lm��t�r. Belirlenen stres parametrelerinin �evredekiler taraf�ndan nas�l alg�land��na y�nelik olarak bir g�r��me formu haz�rlanm��t�r. Farkl� kentsel sentaktik de�erler ve farkl� sosyo-ekonomik yap�ya sahip �� b�lgedeki kap�l� yerle�im �evresindeki sakinlere bu g�r��me formu uygulanm��t�r. Yap�lan semantik ve sentaktik analizlerin sonu�lar� aras�nda istatistiksel ili�ki incelenmi�tir. Yap�lan alan �al��mas�ndan ��kan sonu�lara g�re, kap�l� yerle�melerin �evresinde ya�ayanlar�n, yerle�imin sentaktik de�erleri ile orant�l� olarak stres alg�s�n�n artt�� g�zlemlenmi�tir. Kentsel alanda par�al� bir g�r�n�m olu�turan, kentsel korkularla �ekillenen homojen gruplar�n ya�ad�� kap�l� yerle�melerin kom�ular� �zerinde stres alg�s� olu�turdu�u ve bunun kentsel konumlar�n�n sentaktik de�erleri ile ili�kili oldu�u anla��lmaktad�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kap�l� yerle�me, ayr��ma, �tekile�tirme, �evresel stres.

Asiye Akg�n G�ltekin, Alper �nl�. Analysis of The Environmental Effects of Gated Communities on the Neighborhood in the Context of Environmental Stress. Megaron. 2015; 10(3): 343-354

Corresponding Author: Asiye Akg�n G�ltekin, T�rkiye

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