Industrial activities, one of the basic dynamics of urbanization, are very effective in the development and shaping of a city. The Organized Industrial Regions (OIRs), which were developed after 1960's, especially to discipline industrial areas and to spread them throughout the country, have also been influential in the development of cities. In the study which investigated these spatial effects, the distribution of industry and industrialization and Organized Industrial Regions in Turkey and in the world were examined. Gebze, in which was the first OIR in 1990 and owned 3 Organized Industrial Regions and 2 industrial sites as of 2017, is now known as an industrial city. In order to make Gebze has this identification, not only the OIRs within their borders but also the OIRs in the neighboring provinces and districts were effective. This study has identified the spatial variation of the study area of the OIRs from 1990 to 2016, which is heavily influenced by OIRs. At the same time, the factors of human and physical geography, which are effective in this change, are emphasized and necessary solutions are suggested.
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 15, 2017 |
Acceptance Date | November 3, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Issue: 69 |
Publisher: Turkish Geographical Society