Land Use and Transportation Relationship: A GIS Based Analysis of Traffic Congestions

Transportation is the most important and most current problem of Istanbul,like other entire metropolitan cities. People lose lots of money and time because of transportation and related congestions. Rapid development and unplanned urbanized area have reduced mobility of the people on the existing roads. Another point that should be stated here are roads which have been built without thinking about today’s population and future situation. However, building roads was just part of the problem because rapid and unplanned creation of the industrial and residential sites have caused transportation problems, along with many environmental problems.

Arif Keceli has completed his MA degree in Fatih University, Geography Department. He has awarded by full fellowship by Turkish Government for his PhD degree in US. He is currently a PhD student (ABD status) in University of Oklahoma, Geography and Environmental Sustainability Department. He focuses on rapid urbanization and livability concepts.