demarcation problem of spatial planning in the normative regions of turkey: the provincial development strategy of Kayseri
demarcation problem of spatial planning in the normative regions of turkey: the provincial development strategy of Kayseri

Summary/Abstract: The debate on normative and functional regions has utmost importance for socio- -economic development issues. While functional regions give a realistic geographic portrait of socio-economic development problems and potentials, normative borders can be problematic to determine the implementation scope of regional development strategies. This dichotomy is the most evident in the provincial development planning which emerged as a new level of spatial planning in Turkey in the early 2000s. Kayseri province, located in Central Anatolia, presents a good example of the provincial development strategies and plans introduced in the last decade. In 2002, the State Planning Organization of Turkey prepared a provincial development report for the province of Kayseri to reveal the economic and social development potentials, problems and policies at regional and sub-regional levels. This paper attempts to develop a critical approach to the normative delineation and demarcation of regional area in Turkey through the analysis of the provincial development report of Kayseri.

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