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Thesis (Master)--Izmir Institute of Technology, City and Regional Planning, Izmir, 2001 ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves: 155-159) ; Text in English; Abstract: Turkish and English ; vii, 160 leaves ; The changes in economic, social and political conditions affect the urban life continuously. Because of changing urban dynamics, planners have had to reevaluate their professional approach. After the First World War, the concept of urban renewal was first considered by planners agenda. But, the aims, organization and management models have changed by the time. Today the parts of the cities, both in developed and developing countries have to faced the renewal process as a result of spatial organizations. Therefore, urban renewal has become one of the most important problems of the local authorities and planners. The aim of the thesis is to search the dynamics of urban renewal project as a tool for creating urban renewal policies, locality and public participation principles. In order to do that, beside a detailed focus on Uzundere (Izmir) Urban Renewal Project, urban renewal examples from different countries and Turkey were examined. The methodology used in the thesis research is composed of literature and Internet surveys and interpretations based on past experiences. KeyWords: The Processes of Change and Transformation, Urban Renewal Policies, Public Participation, Public-Private Partnerships, Organizations (Development Corporations).

The city of Los Angeles has used code enforcement since 1951 to rehabilitate decayed properties and to conserve older neighbourhoods. Analysis of the records from this programme provides an opportunity to examine the costs and the accomplishments of urban renewal based on building code enforcement. Quantification of the costs and benefits of the code enforcement programme indicate that measurable costs do outweigh measurable benefits but no satisfactory methods have yet been developed for measuring many kinds of important but unmeasurable costs and benefits. Code enforcements emerges as a useful supplement to large scale land clearance and as a possible substitute under some conditions. Enforcement is most effective in areas where properties have not been neglected for too long a period of time. In older neighbourhoods of neglected properties code enforcement usually results in a high rate of property demolition. Code enforcements do offer great promise of providing a less costly and somewhat more effective means than 'bulldozer' renewal for halting and curing extensive urban blight.

In preparation for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Meeting (COP21) in Paris, the government of China has announced that its GHG emissions will peak in 2030. Equally, it is committed to reduce by 2030 by 60-65% the intensity of its carbon usage in relationship to its gross domestic product (GDP), compared to 2005 levels. It will take on the responsibility to increase substantially its forest cover, and will ensure that by 2030 some 20% of its energy requirements will be covered by renewable energy. China's activities to create eco-cities must be seen as part of its contributions to low-carbon development with aim to mitigate climate change. Among the various support mechanisms which exist, to support low-carbon development, the Ministry of Housing, and Urban-Rural Development (MoHURD), is being supported by the European Union (EU) through the Europe-China Eco-Cities Link Project (EC Link). ; EC-Link Position Paper prepared for EC-Link Working Papers: edited by Florian Steinberg and Li Chunyan