Bibliometric Analysis of Climate Change Research: Academic Trends and Focus Areas

Abstract

Climate change has emerged as a significant global issue today. The impacts of climate change, including higher temperatures, elevated sea levels, and severe weather occurrences, endanger our environment and well-being. Consequently, studying the reasons, consequences, and mitigation of climate change has gained immense significance. In the study, a limited scope was defined based on keywords within the field of social sciences. This bibliometric analysis was conducted to assess the trends and focal points of academic studies on climate change. According to the results of the trend analysis, the key concepts most closely aligned with the concept of climate change include governance, climate justice, adaptation, sustainability, resilience, migration, social justice, climate governance, and sustainable development. These concepts represent the main trends and focal points in the literature. In this context, the analysis shows that climate change studies are approached from a multidimensional and holistic perspective. The trend analysis years reveal that topics such as multi-level governance, risk, cities, climate governance, climate justice, the European Green Deal, and sustainable development have become prominent in studies conducted after 2020. These results indicate that the focus of climate change research is increasingly on more specific and topical issues. Furthermore, the need for further work on topics such as climate change mitigation, green transition, and climate adaptation was emphasised. Overall, the results of the analysis show that academic studies on climate change mainly focus on climate change models, impacts, adaptation and adaptation strategies, social and economic impacts, policies, governance models, climate justice, and inequality. This information provides important data for future researchers and policymakers to develop more effective and comprehensive strategies.

Keywords

• Bibliometric Analysis
• Climate Change
• Resilience
• Climate Governance

İklim Değişikliği Araştırmalarının Bibliyometrik Analizi: Akademik Eğilimler ve Odak Alanları

Abstract

İklim değişikliği günümüz dünyasında ciddi bir küresel endişe haline gelmiştir. Sıcaklık artışı, yükselen deniz seviyeleri ve aşırı hava olayları gibi etkileri çevremiz ve geçim kaynaklarımız için tehdit oluşturmaktadır. Bu nedenle iklim değişikliğinin nedenleri, etkileri ve önlenmesine yönelik araştırmalar son derece önem kazanmıştır. Çalışmada, sosyal bilimler alanında anahtar kelimeler üzerinden sınırlı bir alan oluşturulmuştur. Bu bibliyometrik analiz, iklim değişikliği konusundaki akademik çalışmaların eğilimlerini ve odak noktalarını değerlendirmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Eğilim analizi sonuçlarına göre, iklim değişikliği kavramına en yakın konumda bulunan anahtar kavramlar arasında yönetişim, iklim adaleti, uyum, sürdürülebilirlik, dirençlilik, göç, sosyal adalet, iklim yönetişimi ve sürdürülebilir kalkınma bulunmaktadır. Bu kavramlar, literatürdeki ana eğilimleri ve odak noktalarını temsil etmektedir. Yapılan analiz, iklim değişikliği çalışmalarının çok boyutlu ve bütüncül bir bakış açısıyla ele alındığını göstermektedir. Yıllara göre eğilim analizi, 2020 sonrasında yapılan çalışmalarda çok düzlemli yönetişim, risk, kentler, iklim yönetişimi, iklim adaleti, Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatı, sürdürülebilir kalkınma gibi konuların öne çıktığını ortaya koymaktadır. Bu sonuçlar, iklim değişikliği araştırmalarının giderek daha spesifik ve güncel konulara odaklandığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca, iklim değişikliğinin azaltılması, yeşil geçiş ve iklim uyumu gibi konularda daha fazla çalışma yapılması gerekliliği vurgulanmıştır. Genel olarak, analiz sonuçları, iklim değişikliği konusundaki akademik çalışmaların temel olarak iklim değişikliği modelleri, etkileri, adaptasyon ve uyum stratejileri, sosyal ve ekonomik etkiler, politikalar, yönetişim modelleri, iklim adaleti ve eşitsizlik konularına odaklandığını göstermektedir. Bu bilgi, gelecekteki araştırmacılara ve politika yapıcılara, daha etkili ve kapsamlı stratejiler geliştirmeleri için önemli veriler sunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Bibliyometrik Analiz
• İklim değişikliği
• Dirençlilik
• İklim yönetişimi

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