DETERMINANTS OF PROGRESS IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY: A COMPARATIVE MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS OF EU MEMBER STATES AND TÜRKİYE WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS

Year 2024, Issue: 13, 26 - 43, 30.06.2024

Hasan Arda Burhan

https://doi.org/10.58627/dpuiibf.1479832

Abstract

As the global population continues to grow, it is reasonable to anticipate a rise in production and consumption levels, leading to increased waste generation. With the aim of achieving sustainable development and transitioning towards a circular economy (CE), nowadays, there has been a paradigm shift away from the traditional linear economic model towards prioritizing waste management practices that emphasize the reintegration of valuable resources into the economic system. In this sense, transitioning to a CE requires substantial changes in production and consumption frameworks, prompting the EU to incorporate eight relevant criteria, including material footprint, resource productivity, and waste generation per capita, to assess countries' progress towards CE from the production and consumption perspective. To ascertain the current status of EU member states and Türkiye, this study conducts a comparative multi-criteria analysis. The results indicate that Croatia consistently ranked at the top in both analyses, followed by Latvia and Slovakia. In certain years, countries like Czechia, the Netherlands, and Spain demonstrated notable performances. On the other hand, Türkiye showed a moderate performance from 2008 to 2020, invariably hovering around the 10th position throughout much of the period.

Keywords

Circular economy, Production and Consumption Indicators, Sustainable Development, MCDM, CoCoSo, WASPAS

Döngüsel Ekonomide İlerlemenin Belirleyicileri: AB Üye Ülkeleri ve Türkiye'nin Üretim ve Tüketim Göstergeleri Özelinde Karşılaştırmalı Çok Kriterli Analizi

Abstract

Küresel nüfus artmaya devam ettikçe, üretim ve tüketim seviyelerinde ve bu bağlamda atık yaratımında bir artışın beklenmesi mümkündür. Günümüzde sürdürülebilir kalkınmayı ve döngüsel ekonomiye geçişi sağlamak amacıyla, geleneksel doğrusal ekonomi modelinden uzaklaşan ve değerli kaynakların ekonomik sistem içine yeniden entegrasyonunu vurgulayarak atık yönetimi uygulamalarına öncelik veren bir paradigma değişimi yaşanmaktadır. Öte yandan bu geçiş, üretim ve tüketim çerçevelerinde önemli değişiklikler gerektirmekte olup, bu bağlamda Avrupa Birliği, materyal ayak izi, kaynak verimliliği ve kişi başına atık üretimi gibi kriterleri içeren sekiz gösterge bağlamında ülkelerin üretim ve tüketim açısından döngüsel ekonomi performansını değerlendirmektedir. Bu çalışmada AB ülkeleri ve Türkiye'nin mevcut durumu, iki yöntem içeren karşılaştırmalı çok kriterli karar verme analizi ile ele alınmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, Hırvatistan her iki analizde çoğunlukla sırlamanın en üstünde yer almış, ardından Letonya ve Slovakya gelmiştir. Ele alınan dönem dahilindeki bazı yıllarda, Çekya, Hollanda ve İspanya gibi ülkelerin dikkate değer performans gösterdikleri görülmüştür. Diğer yandan, Türkiye’nin çoğunlukla 10. sıraya yakın bir pozisyonda yer alarak orta seviyede bir performans sergilediği görülmüştür.

Keywords

Döngüsel Ekonomi, Üretim ve Tüketim Göstergeleri, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma, ÇKKV, CoCoSo, WASPAS

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