Today rapid urbanization is a major challenge for many cities. In 2007 urban population started to exceed the rural population. Increasingly, scholars and governments discuss the effects of this trend on future development ...

In the mixed economy model initiated by Atatürk with the Republic, it is seen that economic government institutions are founded and private sector is encouraged as an economic development model, which was transformed into ...

The Urban sprawl is a debatable topic among the developed and developing counties (Galster, et al., 2001). Although so far there is no unique agreement/definition of the urban sprawl. However, all scholars emphasize on ...