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Title Environmental law and policies in Turkey / Zerrin Savaşan, Vakur Sümer, editors
Published Cham : Springer, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 173 pages)
Series The Anthropocene: Politik--Economics--Society--Science ; v. 31, 2367-4024
Anthropocene (Cham, Switzerland) ; v. 31.
Contents 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 Turkeys Small-Scale Hydroelectricity Power Plants Practices -- 10. Conclusion: Creating A Path Forward for Turkish Environmental Law and Policies
Summary 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 'Turkeys 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
Subject Environmental law -- Turkey
Environmental policy -- Turkey
Political science & theory.
Society & social sciences.
Environment law.
Political Science -- General.
Social Science -- General.
Law -- Environmental.
Environmental law
Environmental policy
Turkey
Form Electronic book
Author Savaşan, Zerrin.
Sumer, Vakur.
ISBN 9783030364830
3030364836