Abstract:

This study aims to examine the effects of organized industrial investments on spatial and functional development–changing process of Tuzla settlement located at the eastern hinterland of Istanbul Metropolitan Area. Methodologically, this study are based on the detailed evaluation of the written sources (thesis, book, paper and report), statistical data and also the visual sources (satellite maps, development plans and their reports) for defining of the socio–spatial and functional development–changing process of the Tuzla settlement. In the study, it is emphasized the organized industrial zones as an socio–economic nucleus plays an important role for urban development process, and also shapes the spatial and functional identities of urban settlements. It is considered that this study contributes to the prediction of the effects of the organized industrial investments as the specialized planned industrial zones on the spatial and functional development–changing process of urban settlements. In that vein, this study attempts to present an analytical framework depending on historical context for solving the socio–spatial and functional problems of industrial settlements.Keywords: Industrialization, urbanization, spatial development process, organized industrial zone, Tuzla.

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