THE RELATION OF SOCIAL HOUSING AND SOCIAL MIX EXPERIENCES TO SPATIAL PLANNING

Abstract

It is an undeniable fact that everyone, whether they have the ability to pay or not, needs housing because they are human and a member of a family. The phenomenon of social housing, which stands out especially in terms of meeting the housing needs of low- income and disadvantaged groups, attracts more and more attention both in the literature and within the scope of public and private projects due to the consequences of neoliberal policies. In this research, to discuss the place of the spatial planning tool in determining the social housing and social mix policies for the future through social housing needs and problems; evaluation of spatial phenomena by considering not only physical, but also economic, social and cultural dimensions and clarification of the relationship between the spatial planning tool and social housing and social mix practices were aimed. Although there are studies investigating the relationship between social housing, social mix and spatial planning in the international literature, a limited number of studies have been found that deal with the three elements together. In Turkey, however, a limited number of directly related studies dealing with this relationship have been identified. At this point, it is considered important to disseminate studies that examine the contribution of spatial decisions to social housing and social mix policies in more depth.