The dimension that remains in the back stage in ensuring urban sustainability: Social solidarity and culture of integration

The changes in the production and consumption concept along with the Industrial Revolution the unrestrained development policies of countries have accelerated the destruction of nature and caused the environmental problems to emerge globally. In this process, the domination of the current development concept on nature has been questioned and the understanding of sustainability has been raised at the international level. In the 21st century, which is referred to as the century of cities, the fact that cities face a growth trend that is considerably higher than their capacity has made cities the center of many porblems environmental degradation, energy problem, food shortage, air and water pollution , as well as poverty, inequality and exclusion. In this process, urban sustainability has emerged as an approach which handles sustainability in urban scale and aims to make cities become more livable, fair and inclusive living spaces. Urban sustainability, which is the subject of the study, is seen as a very important effort in leaving future generations livable cities. In order to achieve urban sustainability with its economic, physical, managerial, environmental and social dimensions, decisive steps which take all these dimensions into account are needed. However, it is observed that the social dimension of urban sustainability remains relatively backward. For this reason, the aim of the study is to illuminate the social dimension which is thought to be relatively backward and to draw attention to its importance in providing urban sustainability. Keywords: Urban Sustainability, Social Solidarity Integration Culture, Social Exclusion and Inequality.