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The study focuses on environmental impacts of abandoned urban areas and provides a solution to this problem through scientific methods. Many cities often suffer from lack of sustainable regulations and a successful approach to the urban development. In order to have a successful approach, urban regeneration might prove to be a valid solution for abandoned areas. However, cities still do not have a definite or proper solution for abandoned areas. Therefore, this study conducts a quantitative (Grid Based Model-Hierarchical Cluster Analysis) and qualitative (Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat [SWOT]) analysis with a specific focus on potential solutions for Brownfield areas.

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Mustafa Ergen is a Landscape Architect. He earned two Master degree. First one is in Urban and Regional Planning Department at Gebze Institute of Technology in Turkey. Second one is in Landscape Architecture Department at Anhalt University in Germany. He earned his PhD at TU Dortmund in Germany.

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