Preserving Places:
Managing Mass Tourism, Urban Conservation and
Quality of Life in Historic Centres
5-6 December 2008, METU Culture and Convention Centre
Tourism in historic cities is continuously increasing following the global trends in the tourist industry.
Tourism has played a certain role in promoting public awareness towards the historic built environments and
provided the historical centres with the necessary resources for conservation. However, the negative impacts
of mass tourism on the conservation of cultural heritage, and the impoverishment of historic places in terms
of their civic values is evident. The planning and conservation policies in many historic cities continue to be
fragmented and to ignore environmental and social issues as a result of undue focus on the short term
economic advantages of tourism. In this workshop, the risks that historic centres are subjected to will be
investigated on an international comparative and interdisciplinary basis, in relation with urban, conservation
and tourist policies.
The workshop will be the kick off event of an international project supported by the EU Culture Programme
(2007-2013). In addition to theoretical issues on the urban conservation policies, the management of mass
tourism and betterment of the inhabitants’ life quality in the historic centres, the participants will present case
studies in order to increase awareness on the best practices and propose guidelines for a socially and
environmentally sustainable enhancement of these places. The aim is to share these concerns with the
principal stakeholders such as local authorities, tourism professionals, planners, architects, conservation
specialists, students and citizens.
The presentations will be either in English or in Turkish and there will be simultaneous translations in both
languages.
Communication:
preservingplaces@gmail.com
Workshop Coordinators:
Cânâ Bilsel
METU Department of Architecture
Güliz Bilgin Altınöz
METU Department of Architecture, Head of the Graduate Programme in Restoration
Project Coordinator:
Heleni Porfyriou
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR, Institute for the Conservation and Promotion of Cultural
Heritage - ICVBC, Rome
PROGRAMME
FIRST DAY
9:00 – 10:00
Opening Session:
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Acar, President of the Middle East Technical University
Heleni Porfyriou, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR, Institute for the Conservation and
Promotion of Cultural Heritage - ICVBC, Project Coordinator
Cânâ Bilsel, METU Department of Architecture, project coordinator at METU
10:20 – 12:20
First Session
Moderator: Sevgi Aktüre, METU Department of City and Regional Planning
Alfredo Cocci, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Department of European and Intercultural Studies,
“Tourism and Citizens’ Rights”
Armando Montanari, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Department of European and Intercultural Studies,
“Preserving Places. The Case of Rome: Analysis and Perspectives”
Heleni Porfyriou, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR, Institute for the Conservation and
Promotion of Cultural Heritage - ICVBC
“Urban Policies in the Historic Centre of Rome and their Impact in Increasing Mass Tourism:
Monitoring the Trevi and Pantheon Case-Study Area”
Emre Madran, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Restoration
“The Significance of the Citizen in Conservation: The Case of Antalya Kaleiçi”
Ayşıl Yavuz, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Restoration
“Tourism and Authenticity”
14:00 – 16:00 Second Session
Moderator: Emre Madran, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Restoration
Sevin Osmay, Anlı Ataöv, METU Department of City and Regional Planning,
“HAMAM: Urban Conservation, Enhancement of Life Quality and Public Participation in the Historic
Centre of Ankara”
Antonis Zivas, Ionion University, Department of Audiovisual Arts, Corfu,
“Monitoring Children’s Vision of Mass Tourism in Historic Centres through the Use of
Photography. Presentation of a Case Study’s Working method”,
Nida Naycı, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Restoration
“Kıyı alanlarında kitle turizmi: Türkiye’de kalkınma planları bağlamında kıyıların dönüşümü ve tarihi
çevreler”
Muhittin Dalgıç, Mayor of Alaçatı,
“Urban Conservation and Tourism in Alaçatı from the Perspective of the Local Government”
Nimet Özgönül, Head of the Chamber of Architects Ankara Branch, METU Department of Architecture,
Graduate Programme in Restoration,
“Preservation of the Historical Heritage and Tourism in Alaçatı”
16:20 – 18:20 Third Session
Moderator: Jale Erzen, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Architectural History
Mansur Yavaş, Mayor of Beypazarı
“Beypazarı Anew: Tourism in the Revitalisation of the Historic Town”
Giuliana Barilà, Università di Messina, Dipartimento per l’Ingegneria e l’Architettura; Consiglio Nazionale
delle Ricerche - CNR, Institute for the Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage -ICVBC,
Rome
“From Colour Planning to Comprehensive Re-qualification Proposals: a Sicilian Experience”
Marichela Sepe, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR, Naples,
“Place-identity and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage: the Place Maker Method”
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Can Hersek, Gazi University, Head of the Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Restoration
“Urban Conservation Planning And Tourism: The Case of Antakya”
Murat Tiryaki, President of the Association of Tourist Guides of Ankara,
“Mass Tourism in Turkey and its Coexistence with Urban Environment and Life: A Tourism
Professional’s Perspective”
SECOND DAY
9:00 – 11:00
Fourth Session
Moderator: Suna Güven, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Architectural History
Güliz Bilgin Altınöz, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Restoration
“Mass Tourism directed to the Ancient Site of Pergamon and its Impacts on the Historic Centre of
Bergama”
Pınar Aykaç, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Restoration
“Çok katmanlı kentlerin korunmasının bir yolu olarak katmanlaşmanın sunulması: Tarsus örneği”
Vilma Hastaoglou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Architecture,
“Urban Conservation and Tourism in Thessaloniki”
Zeynep Aktüre, Izmir Higher Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture
“Anamalcı dünyada Efes: Kitle turizminin gelişmesi arkeolojik korumada bir meşruiyet krizinin
önleyicisi mi yoksa habercisi midir?”
Cânâ Bilsel, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Architectural Design
“Remaking the Identity of a City for the Sake of Tourism Industry: Rediscovery of the Archaeological
Sites and Urban Renewal in Izmir”
11 :20 – 13 : 00 Fifth Session
Moderator: Sevin Osmay, METU Department of City and Regional Planning
Cengiz Kabaoğlu, KA-BA Architecture-Conservation and Re-evaluation of Historic Monuments
“Kayakapı Conservation and Revitalisation Project of Cultural and Natural Environment”
Aslı Özbay, TH&İDİL Architecture and Urbanism
“The Sleeping Beauty of Cappadocia, Mustafapaşa - Sinasos”
Gökşin Ilıcalı, Argos Tourism Investments
“Cappadocia anew”
Laurence Gillot, Université Libre de Bruxelles
“Heritage Conservation, Adaptive Reuse and Tourism Development:
The Medina of Damascus and Aleppo”
14:00 – 16:00 Sixth Session
Moderator: Ömür Bakırer, ODTÜ Mimarlık Bölümü, Restorasyon Lisansüstü Programı
Allan M. Williams, London Metropolitan University, Institute for the Study of European
Transformations - ISET,
“Mass Tourism and Culture in Historic Centres: Theoretical Issues”
Öcal Oğuz, Gazi University, Head of the Department of Turkish Folklore Studies,
“Conservation, Tourism and Intangible Heritage: The Story of a Paradox”
Özlem Karakul, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in Restoration
“Tarihi Çevrelerin Dönüşüm Süreçleri İçinde Somut Olmayan Değerlerin Aktarım Süreci,
Koruma ve Turizm”
Neriman Şahin Güçhan, Güliz Bilgin Altınöz, METU Department of Architecture, Graduate Programme in
Restoration
“Kommagene-Nemrut Conservation and Development Programme: Conservation and Tourism in the
UNESCO World Heritage Site”
Sevin Osmay, Anlı Ataöv, METU Department of City and Regional Planning
“Participatory Planning for the Enhancement of Life Quality supported by Tourism in the Framework
of Kommagene-Nemrut Conservation and Development Programme”
16:20 – 18:00 Seventh Session
Moderator: Baykan Günay, METU Department of City and Regional Planning, Graduate Program in
Urban Design
Maria Gravari Barbas, IREST, Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne,
Études Supérieures de Tourisme et d’Hotellerie de l’Université d’Angers – ESTHUA,
“Developing Tourism in a Reconstructed City: The Case of Le Havre, France, World Heritage by
UNESCO”
Anya Diekmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles
“Diversification of the Tourism Product: Urban tourism in Brussels”,
Manuel Valenzuela, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Department of Geography
“The Intraurban Deconcentration Process of Museums and Exhibition Facilities in
Madrid City Centre”
Nuran Zeren Gülersoy, Director of Environment, Planning, Implementation and Research Centre,
Istanbul Technical University Department of City and Regional Planning
“Istanbul Historic Peninsula Conservation Study”
18:00 – 18:30 Eight Session
Moderator: Heleni Porfyriou, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR, Institute for the
Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage - ICVBC
General Evaluation and Discussion
Workshop Organization Committee:
Cânâ Bilsel, Güliz Bilgin Altınöz, Tuba Akar, Pınar Aykaç, Sermin Çakıcı, Özlem Karakul, Nida Naycı,
Mert Rifaioğlu, Nilgün Öz
Communication:
preservingplaces@gmail.com