Çevresel Sorunların İnsan Sağlığına, Ekonomiye ve Dünyaya Verdiği Zararların Analizi

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 123 - 147, 31.12.2024

Abdülkadir Sağlam

https://doi.org/10.55805/kadimsbd.1553015

Abstract

Çalışma, çevre sorunlarını ele alarak yaşanılabilir bir dünya için farkındalık oluşturma amacı ile yapılmıştır. İklim değişikliği, çölleşme, biyolojik çeşitlilik kaybı, ormansızlaşma, ozon tabakasının tahribatı, hava, su ve toprak kirliliği, tehlikeli ve plastik atıklar, deniz ve okyanus kirliliği gibi çevre sorunları sürdürülebilir kalkınmayı tehlikeye atmakta; insanların güvenliği, sağlığı ve üretkenliği, diğer canlı türlerinin bekası ve gıda güvenliği ile su kaynakları üzerinde tehdit oluşturmaktadır.1960’lı yıllardan itibaren, çevre sorunları ile ilgili önlemlere yönelik girişimler tedricen toplumların gündeminde yer almaya ve uluslararası düzeyde çevre politikalarının belirlenmesinde etkili olmaya başlamıştır. Çevre politikalarının temel amacı, çevre kalitesini belirli bir düzeyde tutarak, toplumsal refahı mümkün olan en yüksek seviyeye getirmektir. Çevre politikaları ülkeler bazında farklılık gösterse de ortak bir hedef olarak öne çıkan temel kavram “sürdürülebilir kalkınma”dır. Sürdürülebilir kalkınma ile ekonomik ve sosyal gelişme kaydedilirken, doğal kaynakların korunarak, gelecek nesillerin yararlanmasına imkân sağlamasını teminen çevre üzerinde oluşan insan baskısının azaltılması hedeflenmektedir.

Keywords

Çevre Sorunları, İklim Değişikliği, Biyoçeşitlilik Kaybı, Hava Kirliliği, Ormansızlaşma

Ethical Statement

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Supporting Institution

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Analyzıng The Damages Caused By Envıronmental Problems To Human Health, Economy and The World

Abstract

The study was conducted with the aim of raising awareness for a livable world by addressing environmental problems. Environmental problems such as climate change, desertification, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, destruction of the ozone layer, air, water and soil pollution, hazardous and plastic wastes, marine and ocean pollution jeopardize sustainable development and pose a threat to the safety, health and productivity of people, the survival of other living species, food security and water resources.Since the 1960s, initiatives to take measures against environmental problems have gradually started to be on the agenda of societies and to be effective in determining environmental policies at the international level. The main objective of environmental policies is to maximize social welfare by keeping environmental quality at a certain level. Although environmental policies vary across countries, the basic concept that stands out as a common goal is “sustainable development”. Sustainable development aims to reduce the human pressure on the environment by protecting natural resources and ensuring that future generations can benefit from them while achieving economic and social development.

Keywords

Environmental Problems, Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, Air Pollution, Deforestation

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