Proposals for Regional Administrative Structure and Planning in Turkey
EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES, vol.17, no.9, pp.1283-1301, 2009 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 17 Issue: 9
- Publication Date: 2009
- Doi Number: 10.1080/09654310903053430
- Journal Name: EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1283-1301
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
On a global scale, the region which not only defines economic but also social unity has been brought once again to the agenda in a manner unlike those of the past, both as a result of globalization and localization tendencies, and with arguments towards formulating a more democratic administrative structure. Conversely, although regional planning and administrative pursuits and debates have ensued in Turkey since its foundation, regional plans have never been effectively administered, a regional administrative structure requiring continuity has not been established and problems requiring solutions at the regional level have increasingly continued their presence. In this study, proposals have been developed for regional planning and regional administration in Turkey, taking into consideration not only global tendencies but also the country's related experiences along with the current circumstances, and spatial unities that would form a basis for these have been defined.