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Clusters as Ecosystems: Exploring the Diversity in Mimar Kemalettin Fashion District in Izmir

Year 2017, Issue: 1, 52 - 64, 01.07.2017
https://doi.org/10.32325/iaad.2017.19

Abstract

Today, many industry structures are found in the form of clusters, implicating the existence of certain spatial and non-spatial proximities amongst firms, and these clusters can also be described and approached as ecosystems. Recently, Mimar Kemalettin Fashion District has become a focus of various design-related initiatives in Izmir, particularly in the process of constructing a Design City role for future. A major initiative is to promote the district as a wedding wear capital, both spatially and organizationally. In that, there is a need for comprehensive research to explore and evaluate the particular structure of the emerging wedding wear cluster on the site. The aim of the present study is to investigate how the ecosystem of this clustering in the Mimar Kemalettin Fashion District in Izmir operates in terms of diversity, especially for determining future planning decisions. The methodology of the study consists of the following: literature review on the diversity in the fashion industry, taking the wedding wear as its sub-set, data collection via site visits, and the diversity measure questionnaire conducted on site, as well as data processing through descriptive analyses and evaluations. The findings point out that the existing wedding wear sector cluster is still young and emerging, and currently self-operates in a compact spatial structure with limited diversity

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Ekosistem Olarak Kümeler: Mimar Kemalettin Moda Merkezi’nde Çeşitliliği Araştırmak

Year 2017, Issue: 1, 52 - 64, 01.07.2017
https://doi.org/10.32325/iaad.2017.19

Abstract

Günümüzde çoğu endüstri yapısı, firmaların birbirlerine mekânsal ve mekânsal olmayan yakınlıkları ile ortaya çıkan ve ekosistem olarak tarif edilen kümeler halinde bulunmaktadırlar. Son dönemlerde, özellikle gelecekteki Tasarım Kenti rolünün kurgulanması sürecinde, Mimar Kemalettin Moda Merkezi’nin, İzmir’deki tasarım temelli birçok girişiminin odağında olduğu görülmektedir. Bu girişimlerin en önemlilerinden biri de bu bölgenin mekânsal ve organizasyonel olarak gelinlik başkenti olarak gelişmesini içermektedir. Bu anlamda, bu bölgede oluşmakta olan gelinlik kümesinin kendine has yapısının araştırılması ve değerlendirilmesine yönelik geniş kapsamlı bir araştırmaya ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu mevcut çalışmanın amacı, İzmir’deki Mimar Kemalettin Moda Merkezi’nde kümelenen gelinlik sektörü ekosisteminin, özellikle alınacak planlama kararları için, çeşitlilik bakımından nasıl işlediğinin araştırılmasıdır. Çalışma, gelinlik sektörünü moda endüstrisinin bir alt sektörü olarak ele almaktadır. Moda endüstrisi içerisindeki çeşitliliğe odaklanan çalışmanın yöntemi mevcut literatürün gözden geçirilmesi, alan ziyaretleri ile genel alan verilerinin toplanması ve özellikle çeşitlilik ölçümlerine ilişkin anket çalışmalarının yürütülmesi, betimleyici değerlendirmeler ile verilerin analizi süreçlerini kapsamaktadır. Bu araştırmanın sonuçları, mevcut gelinlik sektör kümesinin genç ve oluşmakta olan bir küme olduğunu ve halihazırda çeşitliliğin kısıtlı olduğu kompakt bir yapıda kendi kendine işlediğini göstermektedir.

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  • Dogan, Evinc. “City as Spectacle: The Festivization of Culture in Contemporary Istanbul” In Young Minds Rethinking the Mediterranean, edited by Mensur Akgün and Lenka Petkova, 69-93. Istanbul: Istanbul Kültür Üniversitesi, 2011.
  • Durmaz, Bahar, Stephen Platt, and Tan Yigitcanlar. “Creativity, Culture Tourism and Place-making: Istanbul and London Film Industries.” International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 4, no. 3 (2010): 198-213.
  • Duxbury, Nancy and Murray Catherine. “Creative Spaces.” In Cultural Expression, Creativity and Innovation, edited by Helmut K. Anheier and Yudhishthir Raj Isar, 200- 14. Los Angelas: SAGE, 2010.
  • Dvir, Ron, and Edna Pasher. “Innovation Engines for Knowledge Cities: An Innovation Ecology Perspective.” Journal of Knowledge Management 8 (2004): 16-27.
  • Enlil, Zeynep Merey, Yigit Evren, and Iclal Dincer. “Cultural Triangle and Beyond: A Spatial Analysis of Cultural Industries in Istanbul.” Planning, Practice & Research 26, no. 2 (2011): 167-183.
  • Hearn, Greg, Roodhouse Simon, and Blakey Julie. “From Value Chain to Value Creating Ecology: Implications for Creative Industries Development Policy.” International Journal of Cultural Policy 13 (2007): 419-436.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Research Article
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Onur Mengi This is me

Publication Date July 1, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Issue: 1

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Chicago Mengi, Onur. “Clusters As Ecosystems: Exploring the Diversity in Mimar Kemalettin Fashion District in Izmir”. Meltem İzmir Akdeniz Akademisi Dergisi, no. 1 (July 2017): 52-64. https://doi.org/10.32325/iaad.2017.19.