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a critical evaluation on the concept of justice in planning process

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problems due to <strong>the</strong> slope <strong>of</strong> land, such problems shall be avoided through <strong>the</strong><br />

implementati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> technical measures.<br />

3. Various measures aga<strong>in</strong>st envir<strong>on</strong>mental polluti<strong>on</strong> have been prescribed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> plan<br />

notes.<br />

4. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> results <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> census that was performed <strong>in</strong> this regi<strong>on</strong>, which is<br />

located <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> axis <strong>of</strong> significant transportati<strong>on</strong> routes, <strong>the</strong> populati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> area is<br />

67,000. In spite <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rapidly <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g demography and its elite <strong>in</strong>habitants, <strong>the</strong>re are<br />

does not own a light <strong>in</strong>dustry site. The municipality and <strong>the</strong> merchants liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> area,<br />

are cooperat<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>the</strong> fulfillment <strong>of</strong> this demand. However, <strong>the</strong>re are various attempts<br />

to impede <strong>the</strong> efforts <strong>in</strong>itiated for this purpose by <strong>the</strong> property owners liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

regi<strong>on</strong>.<br />

5. Currently, about 100 members <strong>of</strong> light <strong>in</strong>dustry are obliged to work under<br />

unfavorable c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s, and <strong>the</strong> improvement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s shall serve public<br />

<strong>in</strong>terests.<br />

6. The 6 th Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Council <strong>of</strong> State, who has approved <strong>the</strong> previous<br />

cancellati<strong>on</strong> decisi<strong>on</strong>, has acted <strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>e with <strong>the</strong> “forestati<strong>on</strong> area” that was envisaged <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> plan dated 1964, with <strong>the</strong> scale <strong>of</strong> 1/25000. Whereas, <strong>the</strong> decades that have lapsed<br />

and <strong>the</strong> chang<strong>in</strong>g c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s that have occurred s<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong>n, have given rise to vast<br />

differences. For example, <strong>the</strong> areas that were <strong>the</strong>n designated as olive groves, orchards<br />

and woods, are currently replaced by high rise steel and c<strong>on</strong>crete structures.<br />

7. When <strong>the</strong> lands <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs that were previously classified as “fields” were<br />

<strong>in</strong>cluded with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> scope <strong>of</strong> development plan, thanks to <strong>the</strong> light <strong>in</strong>dustry site<br />

prospect, a surplus revenue was generated <strong>on</strong> behalf <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> land owners. The scheme <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs for generat<strong>in</strong>g more surplus revenue is evident from <strong>the</strong>ir demands<br />

c<strong>on</strong>cern<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> area as residential area.<br />

The Claims <strong>of</strong> Greater Municipality <strong>of</strong> zmir, <strong>the</strong> Defendant Adm<strong>in</strong>istrati<strong>on</strong>:<br />

After outl<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> developments regard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> legal acti<strong>on</strong>, Greater Municipality <strong>of</strong><br />

zmir presents <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g issues, which are c<strong>on</strong>sistent with <strong>the</strong> previous arguments <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Adm<strong>in</strong>istrati<strong>on</strong>:<br />

1. The area under litigati<strong>on</strong> is planned to be utilized as an area <strong>of</strong> c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> for <strong>the</strong><br />

bus<strong>in</strong>esses that c<strong>on</strong>duct <strong>the</strong>ir operati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> a scattered manner with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Balçova<br />

district, <strong>in</strong> a designated “Light Industry Site” that will be organized <strong>in</strong> a periphery away<br />

from <strong>the</strong> city center.<br />

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