Evaluation of Environmental Performance of European Union Countries with MPI and AMPI Methods

Year 2023, , 225 - 253, 30.12.2023

Hasan Türe , Seyyide Doğan

https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.1297889

Abstract

Due to industrialization, rapid urbanization, depletion of natural resources, and chemical waste, among other fundamental reasons, society's access to reliable water, air, soil, and food has been greatly restricted. This situation indicates that societies, in a more general sense, will not be able to ensure environmental sustainability. Taking action to protect the ecosystem and human health has become a necessity rather than a choice. This study was conducted to enable EU countries to assess their environmental performance, taking into account the time factor in performance measurement, which sets it apart from similar studies. It can be said that countries such as France, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Austria, and Sweden, mostly located in Northern Europe and relatively towards the West, have been successful in terms of environmental performance, according to the indicators examined.

Keywords

Environmental Performance, Sustainability, MPI, AMPI

Avrupa Birliği Ülkelerinin Çevresel Performanslarının MPI ve AMPI Yöntemleri ile Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Sanayileşme, hızlı kentleşme, doğal kaynakların yok edilmesi ve kimyasal atıklar gibi birçok temel sebepten, toplumların güvenilir suya, havaya, toprağa ve gıdaya ulaşabilme imkanları büyük ölçüde kısıtlanmıştır. Bu durum toplumların daha da genel anlamda dünyanın, çevresel sürdürülebilirliğini sağlayamayacağına işaret etmektedir. Bu noktada ekosistemin ve insan sağlığının korunması adına girişimde bulunmak gereklilikten öte zorunluluk haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışma AB ülkelerinin çevresel performanslarını değerlendirmelerine olanak sağlamak için ortaya konulmuştur. Çalışma performans ölçümünde zamanı da dikkate almasından dolayı benzer çalışmalardan farklılaşmaktadır. Çalışma sonucunda Fransa, Almanya, Danimarka, İrlanda, Avusturya ve İsveç gibi çoğunluğu Kuzey Avrupa’da ve görece batıda yer alan ülkelerin ele alınana göstergeler çerçevesinde çevresel performans yönünden daha başarılı oldukları söylenebilir.

Keywords

Çevresel Performans, Sürdürülebilirlik, MPI, AMPI

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