Sürdürülebilir ve Yeşil Kampüsler: Türkiye’deki Üniversitelerin Yeşil Vizyonu

Abstract

Tüm toplumu etkileyen iklim değişikliğinin etkilerini azaltmak ve daha sürdürülebilir bir dünya inşa etmek için üniversitelere önemli sorumluluklar düşmektedir. Bu konuda üniversitelerin başta öğrenciler ve çalışanlar olmak üzere tüm toplumu bilgilendirmesi ve bu kesimlerin farkındalığının gelişmesine öncü olması; yenilikçi çalışmalar yaparak ve teknolojiler geliştirerek iklim değişikliğinin etkisini azaltmada ve daha sürdürülebilir bir dünya inşa etmede önemli roller üstlenmesi beklenmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’deki üniversitelerin stratejik planlarını GreenMetric göstergeleri ile inceleyerek Türkiye’deki üniversitelerin yeşil vizyon düzeyini göstermektir. Buna göre Türkiye’deki birçok üniversite GreenMetric sıralamalarına katılmasına ve birçok çevreci programa dahil olmasına rağmen, yeşil vizyonları oldukça düşüktür. Üniversitelerin yüzde 90’ının yeşil vizyon endeks puanı 100 üzerinden 15’in altında; su, atıklar ile eğitim ve araştırma alanlarında yeşil vizyon puanı ise 10 puanın da altındadır. Bulgulara göre, Türkiye’de İTÜ hariç hiçbir üniversite orta noktanın üzerinde bir endeks puanına sahip değildir. Sonuç olarak iklim değişikliğinin etkileri ve üniversitelerin bu süreçteki önemi dikkate alındığında üniversiteler, yeşil kampüs inşa etme konusunda bütüncül bir politika geliştirmeli ve kampüslerini sürdürülebilirlik ilkeleri ekseninde düzenlemelidirler.

Keywords

• yeşil kampüs
• yeşil vizyon
• iklim değişikliği
• üniversite
• stratejik plan
• Green campus
• green vision
• cilimate change
• university
• strategic plan

Sustainable and Green Campuses: The Green Vision of Universities in Turkey

Abstract

Universities have important responsibilities to reduce the effects of climate change, which affects the whole society, and to build a more sustainable world. In this regard, universities should raise the awareness of the public, especially students and employees, and lead the development of awareness; develop innovative research to reduce the impact of climate change. This study aims to show the green vision level of universities in Turkey by examining the strategic plans of universities using GreenMetric indicators. Accordingly, although many universities in Turkey participate in GreenMetric rankings and are included in many environmentalist programs, their green vision level is quite low. The green vision index score of 90 percent of universities is below 15 out of 100; The green vision score in the fields of water, waste, education, and research is below 10 points. According to the findings, none of the universities in Turkey, except ITU, has an index score above the midpoint. As a result, considering the effects of climate change and the importance of universities in this process, universities should develop a holistic policy for building green campus and lead the society and organize their campuses in line with sustainability principles.

Keywords

• Green campus
• green vision
• cilimate change
• university
• strategic plan

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