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Environmental Law and Policies in Turkey

  • Comprehensive coverage of up-to-date information and findings
  • A special chapter on concepts like environmental justice uses Turkish case studies
  • Key themes in environmental politics are analysed in detail in separate chapters
  • Multi-sectoral analyses enable readers to learn about the topic in a holistic manner
  • No competitive book on the market with similar coverage

Part of the book series: The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science (APESS, volume 31)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Introduction

    • Zerrin Savaşan
    Pages 1-6
  3. Environmental Administration in Turkey

    • Süheyla Suzan Gökalp Alıca
    Pages 55-82
  4. Instruments of Environmental Compliance

    • Zerrin Savaşan
    Pages 99-111
  5. Environmental Cases in Turkey: A Project Experience

    • Emel Türker Alpay
    Pages 113-125
  6. Addressing the Challenge of Food Security in Turkey

    • Sezin İba Gürsoy
    Pages 127-140
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 163-173

About this book

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 manner
it 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


Editors and Affiliations

  • FEAS, Department of International Relations, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey

    Zerrin Savaşan, Vakur Sümer

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 39.99
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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