Address: Department of City and Regional Planning
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Phone: + 90 312 210 62 02
Fax: + 90 312 210 79 65
E-Mail: gedik@metu.edu.tr
URL:
Education:
B.Sc., Arch, Middle East Technical University
M.Sc., CP, Middle East Technical University
Ph.D., University of Washington (Seattle)
Taught Courses:
CRP524 Application of advanced statistical methods and techniques to city and regional planning
CRP564 Urban systems and national development
CRP423 Application of statistical methods and techniques to city and regional planning
CRP425 Application of demographic techniques to Turkish data
CRP371 Methods and techniques of planning
ASN571 Development, Demography and Planning in Modern Japan
Research interests: Migration and urban systems (in relation with the level of national development, international comparative analysis, especially between Turkey and Japan), Inter-regional disparities and the significance of socio-demographic factors
Selected Publications:
"Differential Urbanization in Turkey, 1955-90," in Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geographie, 2003, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 100-11. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (DU_Tijd_2003 (CD 1))
"Mobility Transition (Test of Zelinsky's Theory) and Economic and Demographic Factors: Japan and Turkey, 1955-90" in Sustainable Human Settlements: The Asia Experience, eds. Ranvinder Singh Sandhu, Sarup Singh, Jasmeet Sandhu, 2001, pp. 413-434, Jaipur, India: Rawat Pub. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (Zel_Hint_2001 (CD 1))
"The Importance of Socio-Demographic Indicators in Regional Disparities in Turkey, 1990-94," (together with N.Şahin and S.Süer) in International Journal of Environmental Creation, 2000, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 89-102, Japan. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (SosEkon_J-12_2000_AGSSNS (CD 1))
"Comparative Study of Migration Between Turkey and Japan Based on the Model Reference Adaptive Theory," International Journal of Environmental Creation, 1998, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 1-13. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (MigTRJP_6_1998 (CD 1))
"Internal Migration in Turkey, 1965-85: Test of Some of the Conflicting Findings in the Literature," Working Paper No.66, Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences, Canberra, October 1996. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (TestMig_ANU66_1996 (CD 1))
"Changes in the Migratory Patterns in Japan in 1955-90: with Emphasis on the Core Region in 1980-90 Period and Plausible Future Trends," Institute of Developing Economies (IDE): Tokyo, VFR Monograph Series No. 247, October 1995. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (MigJP_50_90_IDE (CD 2))
"Changes in the Migratory Patterns in Japan in 1955-90: with Emphasis on the Core Region in 1980-90 Period," in Zoltan Hajdu and Gyula Horvath (eds) European Challenges and Hungarian Responses in Regional Policy, 1994, pp. 395-409, Pecs: Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (MigTRJP_Pecs_1994 (CD 2))
"The Spatial Distribution of Population in Post-War Japan (1945-1980): Implications for the Developing Countries," in P. Friedrich and Ian Masser (eds.) International Perspectives of Regional Decentralisation, 1987, pp. 86-118, Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft.
"The Effects of In- and Out-Migration on Urban Growth in Turkey (1965-85) and a Comparison with the Developed Countries," Papers of Regional Science Association: IRSR (International Regional Science Review), 1992, Vol. 71, No.4, pp. 405-419. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (MigTR_In_Out_1965-85_RSA_92 (CD 2))
"Integrated Analysis of Crime Incidents within a Loose-Coupled GIS-Based System: Case of Etlik Police Station Zone in 2000" (together with A.Erdogan and S. Duzgun) Gazi University Journal of Science (GU J Sc) (2010) Vol. 4, Number 23, pp. 531-50.
"Daimi Ikametgaha göre Göç Datası: Eleştiriler ve Öneriler," (Internal Migration Data According to Permanent Residency), Türkiye'de Iç Göç. T. Tarih Vakfı, 1998, pp. 152-66.
Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (Mig_Eles_TarihV_Gerede_6_1997 (CD 1))
"Ülke Bazında Farklı Idari Birimlerde ve Aralarında olan Net Göçler: 1965-90," in Internal Migration Between Different Administrative Units, and Changes during 1965-90), 2003, Third Conference on Turkish Demography, 2-5 December 1997, pp. 453-70, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara, Turkey. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (NerMig_SetTyp_HU_12_1997 (CD 1))
"Internal Migration in Turkey, 1965-85: Test of Some of the Assumptions,"RURDS, (Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies: Journal of the Applied Regional Science Conference, Japan), Vol. 9, No.2, Autumn 1997, pp. 170-79. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (TestMig_RURDS_8_1997 (CD 1))
"Türkiye'nin Nüfusu 1923-1994: 21 ci Yüzyıl Ortalarına Kadar Nüfus Yapısı, Gelişme ve Kestirimler," (Review of the Book by State Institute of Statistics, "The Population of Turkey, 1923-1994, Demographic Structure and Development with Projections to the Mid-21st Century", Ada Kentliyim, No.3, 1995, pp. 128-130, Ankara: Pelin Ofset. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (Pop_1923-1994_AdaKentli_3_1995 (CD 1))
"Türkiye'de Iç Göçler, 1965-85: Bazı Varsayımların Sorgulanması," (Internal Migration in Turkey, 1965-85: Evaluation of Assumptions"), in Ilhan Tekeli (ed.) Tarık Okyar Anısına Kitap: Kent, Planlama, Politika, Sanat, 1993, pp. 213-232, Ankara: METU, pp. 213-232.
Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (Varsayim_Tarik_94 (CD 2))
"Definition of Squatter Housing," Geographia Polonica, 1993, Vol. 61, pp. 471-78, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (Sq_Pol_1993 (CD 2))
"Migration and Urban Growth in Turkey, 1965-85," in K. P.Strohmeir and Ch. W. Matthiessen (eds.), Innovation and Urban Growth Dynamics: A Multi-level Process, NY: Avebury Pub. 1992, pp. 105-121.
"Turkey," (together with A. Eraydın and A. Barışık) in W.J. Serow, C.B. Nam, D.F. Sly, and R.H. Weller (eds.), Handbook on International Migration, 1990, pp. 301-324, Westport, Ct, ABD: Greenwood Press. Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (Internat_Mig_1990 (CD 2))
"Urban Growth in Turkey: Effects of Different Migration Flows to- from- Urban Centers During 1965-70 and 1975-80," in The Model of Intervening Opportunities in the Theory and Practice of Territorial Arrangement (Prace Naukowe Instytutu Historii Architektury, Sztuki i Tekniki Politechniki Wroclawskiej, Seria: Studio i Materialy), 1990, pp. 155-188.
Note: Available in PDF format. Get in touch with the author (UrbGr_65-70&75-0_Pol_1989 (CD 2))
"Analysis of Inter-provincial Migration Related to the GAP Region," (together with Beyhan Arıkan), Working Paper, GAP Master Plan Study, Nippon Koei Co. and Yüksel Proje, Ankara, Turkey, December 1988.
"Savaş Sonrası Japonya'sında Nüfusun Mekansal Dağılımı (1945-80): ve Gelişmekte olan Ülkeler Için Anlamı," ODTÜ Gelişme Dergisi, 1987, Cilt 14, No. 4, pp. 339-72.
"The Spatial Distribution of Population in Post-War Japan (1945-1980): Implications for the Developing Countries," in P. Friedrich and Ian Masser (eds.) International Perspectives of Regional Decentralisation, pp. 86-118, Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft.
"Türkiye'de Iç Göçler," Ana Britanica, 1986, pp. 570-572.
"Rural to Urban versus Urban to Urban Migration in Turkey, 1965-70," Espace-Populations-Societies, I, 1985, pp. 86-92.
"Rural to Urban versus Urban to Urban Migration in Population Growth of Urban Places in Developing Countries: Case Study of Turkey," Discussion Paper Series, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, December 1982.
"Descriptive Analyses of Village-to-Province-Center Migration in Turkey: 1965-70," Discussion Paper No. 58, Institute of Socio-Economic Planning, University of Tsukuba, Japan, November 1979.
"Sizes of Different Migration Flows in Turkey, 1965-70: Possible Future Directions and Towards Comparative Analysis," Discussion Paper No. 36, Institute of Socio-Economic Planning, University of Tsukuba, Japan, December 1978.
"Spatial Distribution of Population in Post-War Japan (1945-75): Implications for Developing Countries," Discussion Paper No. 35, Institute of Socio-Economic Planning, University of Tsukuba, Japan, December 1978.
"Şehirsel Pilot Data Bank'ın Kurulması Üzerine Bazı Düşünceler," ("Thoughts on the Development of Urban Data Bank"), Bülletin, 1972, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 211-217, Ankara: Faculty of Architecture, Middle East Technical, Ankara, Turkey.
"Methods for Use of Data Banks as a Basis for Decision Making," Proceedings of the International Experts Meeting on Data Banks for Development, 1972, pp. 130-160, Saint Maximin: INSEE-OEM.
"Bibliography on Application of New Techniques and Especially Electronic Data Processing to Planning," Araştırma Raporu, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, January 1971; and Working Document, OECD, Paris, France, February 1971.
"A Mathematical Intra-City Location Model for Squatter Housing in Turkey," Bülletin, 1971, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 69-94, Ankara: Faculty of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Masters thesis: "Towards a Mathematical Model for Intra-Urban Location of Squatter Housing Settlements in Turkey", 1971, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
PhD Dissertation: "A Causal Analysis of the Destination Choice of the Village-to-Province-Center Migrants in Turkey, 1965-70", University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Awards:
International Prize of Environmental Creation, University of Hokkaido, Japan, May, 1997.