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In connection with city, urbanity and urbanization, studies concerning the formation of urban culture and enhancement of urban life quality have become even more important in recent years. In this context, the concept of urbanization consciousness has become the main focus of many debates and research. Urbanconsciousness is the state in which the individual feels responsible towards the city and that the city belongs to them. The fact that individuals residing in a city have a sense of urbanconsciousness is very important in the conservation of the natural, historical and cultural values of that city, in the protection of the investments made and in providing an environment for peace, trust and prosperity. Bursa is a field of study that may set a good example for urbanconsciousness due to its various qualities such as its historical background, geographical location, natural beauty, industrial and commercial potential and demographic structure. The subject of the present article “A Study on Urban Consciousness in Bursa” has been conducted by Uludağ University in cooperation with Bursa City Council as a Scientific Research Project and it has aimed to gather information about the emotional involvement of the individuals residing in Bursa with the city they live in, their future plans regarding the city, their perceptions of Bursa, the values they acquired in this city, their perception of self in the city, their possessiveness of the city, their representations of self in the city, urbanization and civil consciousness tendencies, social solidarity, their behavioral patterns for their love, knowledge and possessiveness of the city, for the protection, improvement and adaptation to the city and,as a result, to interpret the findings comparatively by statistical measurements. The fundamental concepts that have become prominent as a result of the literature review and investigations for the measurement of urban consciousness are: “sense of belonging, awareness, responsibility and transformation” within the context of knowing, loving, owning and integrating with the city in a quadruple structure. Based on these fundamental concepts, indicators have been formed with a survey study including 2000 individuals; findings and results have been evaluated within this suggested conceptual framework and published as a book in 2015. This model which was applied within the scope of the project as a distinctive model has a structure that could be taken as an example in many further urban consciousness studies. Conceptual correlations, findings, results and suggestions were opened to discussion over Bursa sample. It is anticipated that this formed conceptual framework may shed light on strategy, method, planning, administration and implementations of Local Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations and scientific institutions.

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