A Conceptual Overview of Urban Renewal, Historical Process in the World and Türkiye

There is an absolute cyclical relationship between urban renewal, which aims to develop better quality, safer living spaces in cities; urban sustainability, which includes basic criteria such as a healthy and enlightened society, strong economy and safe urban design; urban rights, which have an important place in ensuring sustainable urban development and development; and livability, which refers to the social, environmental and spatial characteristics and quality that affect the individual and social peace and the sense of satisfaction of being where one lives. In this study, which deals with the concept of urban renewal, the reasons for its emergence and application methods, which have been on the agenda with the natural disasters that have occurred in recent years, the historical flow and dimensions of urban renewal are examined. In addition, the historical process and the understanding of implementation in Türkiye have been revealed. In this study, historical narrative method is adopted as a method.