International Conference on Eurasian Economies
17-18 September 2013 – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
Paper detail
Paper ID : 720
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Sectoral Analyses
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Sülün Evinç Torlak
Session : 4C Turizm I
Benefiting from Industrial Heritage: Toronto Distilery District Urban Transformation Example
Endüstri Mirasının Ekonomiye Kazandırılması: Toronto Distilery District Dönüşüm Örneği
- Prof. Dr. Sülün Evinç Torlak (Alanya HEP University, Türkiye)
Abstract
It is a common fact that the confinement and to become unfunctional of the historical factories due to they have remained behind of technological improvement, not been managed effectively and polluted to the environment. However, their falling into disuse the demolition and the destruction of these buildings cannot be accepted. A lot of factories in Türkiye that have been able to reach today from the industrial background had been demolished for their land value, and a few of them had been re-functioned by transforming. These plants as contributes to the economic development of the countries and bears the stamp of the past, also could be re-evaluated and transferred to future generations by preserving their original identities. With the transformation of a historical plant, not only an industrial heritage would be protected but also this act would contribute to the economic development and cultural significance of the urban, and improve the quality of life. On this issue, there are lots of examples in Western countries. In this study, a succesful transformation sample from Canada-Toronto has been handled. In Distillery Region where has a significant role in the establishment, enrichment and physical embodiment of the city of Toronto, the regeneration/transformation process has been achieved thus the region has been redounded to tourism industry. In the study, the development of Distilery and its meaning for the urban is stated, the transformation process and its effect on urban is discussed and at this issue some suggestions are made while determining the deficiencies in Türkiye.
JEL codes: N90, R11
Torlak, Sülün Evinç (2013). "Benefiting from Industrial Heritage: Toronto Distilery District Urban Transformation Example" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2013, pp.705-710, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C04.00720
