Land selection criteria for lights out factory districts during the industry 4.0 process

Abstract

The lights out factories that the Industry 4.0 revolution brings will become widespread due to the energy savings and the considerable reduction in labor costs, and will bring a transformation in the land selection for the industrial plants. This study is based on the assumption that existing manufacturing plant sites will be moved from urban centers in the industry 4.0 process and the urban settlement will be changed by transforming the land selection criteria with the direction of new requirements. The study aims to determine the land selection criteria of manufacturing facilities in the urban-rural areas, which will be transformed within the Industry 4.0 process. New land selection criteria for lights out factory districts are important in terms of using the spatial pattern effectively. At the end of the study, the effects of the new land selection criteria on entrepreneurs, urban planners and decision makers are discussed.