Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Assoc.Prof.Dr. Oguz Isik for his great encouragement and support throughout the writing of the thesis. Erol Kaya, The Mayor of Pendik, I stanbul is also acknowledged for his kind permission to make a study of his district. This research would not have been possible without the assistance of Taner Kisa, Deputy Mayor. He provided every kind of maps and information used in this study about Pendik and thanks go to city planner Yavuz celik and all the staff in Planning and Mapping Departments of the Municipality. Ceren Ercoskun provided technical help, suggestions and comments in every step of the study. I also express appreciation to Ahu Yigit and her family for their hospitality and sincere help in field studies. To my flat-mate and my family, I offer thanks for their endless patience and moral support from the beginning.
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