İller Düzeyinde Coğrafi Yakınlık İçin Bir İndeks Önerisi

Abstract

This study proposes a new geographical proximity index which is eligible for diverse human geography studies and urban studies and is interchangeable with spatial weight matrixes which are being used in explanatory spatial data analysis softwares. The study defends demographic connectivity emanating from out-migration and in-migration between provinces or geographical units can be taken as proxy of social proximity. The study measures demographic connectivity between the provinces with social network analysis techniques and combines it with gravity model of physic to define a new geographical proximity index. As it being defined at provincial level, the aforementioned index can be used some kind of studies based on social network analysis and spatial data analysis methods. In the concept of the study the index in question is calculated for 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020 years and then tested via correlation and regression analysis with social network analysis technique.

Keywords

• geographical proximity
• spatial weight matrix
• demographic connectivity
• social network analysis
• proximity index