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direct impact on the regeneration of the district, and plans will have to base their strategies ontheir shaping. Large tracks of land available at two distinct points in the area constitute a rareopportunity at the metropolitan level. The fate of these areas is not unpredictable as manydecisions are already made. However the sheer size of these investments demands carefulplanning and procurement, involvement of investors from abroad, and competitive mechanismsin their design and development.The purpose of this project is to demonstrate that comprehensive regeneration could prove viablein physical, economic and social terms, even under most adverse conditions. İzmit Erenler- Ceditillegal and squatter housing area has comparative advantages in comprehensive regenerationwithin the metropolitan context. Unique local opportunities exist to capitalize and generate animpetus for total physical change and robust development.5