Hanehalkı Su Tüketimi ve Tarife Yapısı: Türkiye’de Üç Büyükşehir Üzerine Bir Analizi

Year 2024, Volume: 32 Issue: 59, 151 - 172, 31.01.2024

Mahmut Akif Güven Alparslan Abdurrahman Başaran

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2024.01.07

Abstract

Kentsel su yönetimi analizleri birçok ülkede araştırma konusu olmuştur. Ancak Türkiye’de bu konuya olan ilgi sınırlı düzeydedir. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’deki yerel yönetimlerin kentsel su yönetimi politikaları açısından kritik bir araç olan su tarifelerinin analizine odaklanarak ilgili araştırma açığını ele almaktadır. Araştırmanın amacı, dünya genelinde yaygın olarak konu ile ilgili incelenen sorunları, Türkiye örneği çerçevesinde incelemektir. Çalışma, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) Hanehalkı Bütçe Araştırması 2015-2018 veri setini kullanmaktadır. Araştırma iki aşamadan oluşmaktadır. İlk olarak, hanehalkı su tarifeleri, ortalama su fiyatları, su tüketim düzeyleri ve hanehalkı özellikleri Türkiye’nin üç büyükşehri olan İstanbul, Ankara ve İzmir için ayrıntılı bir şekilde incelenmiştir. Ardından, dünya genelinde farklı coğrafi bölgelerden derlenen su tüketim verileri ile Türkiye bulguları kıyaslanmaktadır. Bulgular, Türkiye’de özellikle düşük gelirli haneler için temiz suya erişimin ve temiz suyun hanehalkı bütçesi üzerindeki mali yükünün birçok gelişmiş ülkeye kıyasla oldukça dezavantajlı olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

Hanehalkı, Su Hizmetleri, Su Tarifeleri, Yerel Yönetim Politikaları

Household Water Consumption and Tariff Structure: The Analysis of Türkiye’s Three Metropolitan Cities

Abstract

Analysis of urban water management has been researched in several countries. However, the attention given to this subject in Türkiye remains limited. This study addresses this research gap by focusing on the analysis of water tariffs, a critical tool for urban water management policies of local governments in Türkiye. The research aim is to investigate issues related to the attributes widely studied globally when the Türkiye case is considered. The study utilises a dataset from the Household Budget Survey of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) between 2015 and 2018. The research has two folds. First, household water tariffs, average water prices, water consumption levels, and household characteristics are comprehensively examined in three metropolitan cities of Türkiye, namely, İstanbul, Ankara, and İzmir. Secondly, water consumption data is compiled from diverse geographical regions worldwide and compared with the ones in Türkiye. The findings reveal that the accessibility to clean water and the financial burden of clean water on household budgets, particularly for low-income households in Türkiye, are notably disadvantaged compared to many developed countries.

Keywords

Household, Water Utilities, Water Tariff, Local Government Policy

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