Environmental Law and Policies in Turkey

Zerrin Savaşan, Vakur Sümer (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 173 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-36482-3 (ISBN)

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This book aims to provide a general systematic analysis of key issues of Turkish environmental law and policies and to highlight the related concerns and challenges. Its chapters provide a historical perspective and general understanding of the legal settings of Turkish Environmental Law; offer an overall understanding of the evolving and prevailing paradigms of legislation and administrative practices in environmental policy in Turkey; explain how EIA has become the main environmental management tool and instrument of environmental compliance in Turkey; discuss the project process, challenges and results of the EU-funded project 'Turkey's Map of Environmental Violations' and food security in Turkey; and present a picture of environmental justice movements from bottom-up over the establishment and operation of small-scale hydroelectricity power plants.Thus, with its comprehensive coverage of up-to-date information and findings enabling the reader to understand the topic in full analyses of key themes in Turkish environmental law and policies, addressing, in separate chapters, concepts like environmental justice, food security, environmental compliance, environmental impact assessment (EIA), and environmental cases in Turkey in detail multidisciplinary approach enabling readers to learn about the topic in a holistic mannerit aims to be:-a valuable source of information about Turkish environmental law and policies-an effective tool to support teaching and research on Turkish environmental law and policies-an aid to decision-making on Turkish environmental issues-an important resource for graduate and postgraduate research students and policymakers working on Turkish environmental law and policies Given there is no competitive book on the market with similar coverage, it makes a meaningful contribution to Turkish environmental scholarship

1.Introduction.- 2.The Development Process of Environmental Law in Turkey: The EU Impact.- 3.Drawing a General Framework for Turkish Environmental Law.- 4.Environmental Administration and Management in Turkey.- 5.Environmental Impact Assessment in Turkey: A Principal Environmental Management Tool.- 6.Instruments of Environmental Compliance.- 7.Addressing Environmental Struggles: Environmental Cases in Turkey: A Project Experience.- 8.Addressing the Challenge of Food Security in Turkey.- 9.Exploring Environmental Justice: Meaningful Participation and Turkey's Small-Scale Hydroelectricity Power Plants Practices.- 10.Conclusion: Creating A Path Forward for Turkish Environmental Law and Policies.

Erscheinungsdatum	25.01.2020
Reihe/Serie	The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science
Zusatzinfo	XV, 173 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	302 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
Schlagworte	climate change • Environment • European Union • Turkey • Water
ISBN-10	3-030-36482-8 / 3030364828
ISBN-13	978-3-030-36482-3 / 9783030364823
Zustand	Neuware