Citation

Çörek Öztaş. Plan. Pract. Res. 2021; 36(4): 456-466.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02697459.2021.1878426

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The relationship between the urban and the rural is complex and it is increasingly difficult to make a distinction between them. In Turkey a new metropolitan law has reformed administration to classify formerly rural areas in 30 metropolitan municipalities as 'urban', effectively eliminating the rural-urban distinction. An evidenced based analysis and classification of urban and rural is needed to support relevant policies and planning.This review proposes an approach which results in three categories of area: predominantly rural region (PRR), intermediate rural region (IRR) and predominantly urban region (PUR) which would provide a more effective basis for policy and planning.

Language: en

Keywords

administrative reform; geographical information systems; metropolitan area; rural definitions; Rural-urban relationship