Abstract:

Cities have always been mediums for intersections between natural resources and structures by which these resources have been re/shaped and manipulated. Therefore, primitive forms of settlements were built andined around water resources - as the main source for life. Adding to that, basic primitive materials for built environment; such as wood for building structural elements and sand and mortar for masonry purposes and wood for heating and insulation needs - has been other means for living environments. Urban life has always been a turbulent canvas for different modes of resource-production-labor cycles. In this context, our paper will give a brief historical analysis and evaluation on; distribution of industrial and production investments and urban development patterns of settlements/cities history around Izmit Bay. Kocaeli - as an urban web of settlements - has been founded and developed in a geography, in which the Turkish experience on Industrial Revolution showed positive and negative effects. This paper aims to portray sets of relations between industrial geography and urban planning approaches.

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