Authors: Gulumser, Aliye Ahu¹; Baycan-Levent, Tuzin¹; Nijkamp, Peter²

Source: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, Volume 8, Numbers 2-4, 29 May 2009 , pp. 130-157(28)

Publisher: Inderscience Publishers

Abstract:

The aim of this study is to describe the rural structure of Turkey on the basis of various rural indicators. The data and information used for evaluation of rurality are based mainly on the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) data. Factor analysis, one of the well-known multidimensional techniques is deployed to evaluate rural structure of Turkey while using geographical information system (GIS) based software ArcGIS to map out Turkey's rurality based on the results of factor analysis. The results of the study show that Turkey is dominantly rural in terms of traditional meaning of rurality while stressing on divergences and differences between Turkey's provinces. On the other hand, according to the results of the study, in terms of new definition of rural areas as a part of tourism sector, Turkey does not have a dominant rural character.

Keywords: ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALS; Environment and Sustainable Development; Infrastructures

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJARGE.2009.026223

Affiliations: 1: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University, Taskisla 34437, Istanbul, Turkey. 2: Department of Spatial Economics, VU University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Publication date: 2009-05-29

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• The International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology proposes and fosters discussion on the evolution and governance of agricultural resources, with emphasis on the implications that policy choices have on both the welfare of humans and the ecology of the planet. This perspective acknowledges the complexity of the agricultural sector as an interface between ecological and socio-economic processes operating in parallel over different space-time scales, as well as the reflexive characteristic of human systems.
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