Abstract:

Cities are heavily influenced by the globalization era. Not only large-scale cities but also medium and small-sized cities in Anatolia feel the effects of globalization in their urban space. In a medium-sized city in Anatolia, namely Denizli, the process of articulation of local economies with the global markets’ manufacture and consumption chains has a significant effect in the use of urban space. Even if the direction of the growth of the city and the areas where investments are going to be made are decided by the local authorities, in this process, investors, speculators and land owners have a significant role. With the new manufacture and consumption relations and the reorganization of the service sector, significant differences occur in income groups and their living areas (residential, work, entertainment, recreational activities), and this situation also affects the use of urban space. The characteristics of consumption society as the result of globalization are seen in Denizli. The effects of new world values, which have global and economic orientation, are clearly observed on urban space. In this study, the effect of the increasing influences of globalization in the city is discussed with a focus on international capital investments in different sectors, material and cultural changes in residential areas, and shopping malls as the new investment and consumption areas.

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