Author/Authors
garipağaoğlu, nuriye marmara university, göztepe campus - faculty of art and sciences - geography department, İstanbul, TURKEY
Title Of Article
EVALUATION AND INTERREGIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES IN TURKEY IN THE CONTEXT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
شماره ركورد
43852
Abstract
As is known, to determine the meaning of the regional socio-economic analysis and policy in Turkey, as well as three different levels of statistical unit it has been established in order to have comparable data base with the Regional Statistical System of the European Union. Thus, development agencies established on NUTS 2 regions started to take part in the public opinion with the guidance of disparities between the regions on the one hand and the candidacy process to the European Union on the other. Development agencies aim to accelerate development by eliminating local and regional disparities. Development agencies in our country started to be established with Law No. 5449 dated 08.02.2006. However, geographical criteria have not been utilized in the designation and demarcation of NUTS 1 and NUTS 2 regions. When NUTS 1 regions are named, sometimes the province is named because of the provincial borders. The geographical distribution and functionalities of regional development agencies established on the basis of Level 2 sub-regions are open to discussion. Since the names and distribution of regional development agencies are not compatible with the geographical characteristics of the regions, some inaccuracies and deficiencies have emerged in this regard. Moreover, in some NUTS 2 regions, economic development, main statistical data and environmental connections are not taken into consideration in the selection of central cities, and provincial populations are accepted as the main determining criteria. In this study, the effects of development agencies on regional development are examined by considering their distribution in geographical regions and segments. In addition, geographically determined deficiencies and problems encountered are discussed.
From Page
245
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Turkey , Development Agency , Geographical Region , Statistical Region , Regional Development
JournalTitle
International Journal of Geography and Geography Education
To Page
258
JournalTitle
International Journal of Geography and Geography Education
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