THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ON TURKEY

Year 2022, Issue: 126, 473 - 498, 21.10.2022

Gizem Akbulut Yıldız , Barış Yıldız

https://doi.org/10.52836/sayistay.1145290

Cited By: 4

Abstract

The economic growth target is one of the most important issues for countries. This target can make various positive or negative environmental effects. Therefore, economic growth models in which environmental sustainability can be achieved are important for countries. Located in a fragile geography, Türkiye is a country that always sets a high level of economic growth as target for itself and strives towards this goal. These efforts are accompanied by discussions on whether Turkey achieves a higher economic growth performance by causing various environmental damage or by being sensitive to environmental quality. In this context, the aim of our study is to investigate the relationship between environmental sustainability and economic growth in Turkey. The empirical analysis includes time series data for the period 1970-2018. Ecological footprint data were used as an indicator of environmental sustainability in the models. Urbanization and foreign direct investment data were used as control variables. As the results of the analysis show, there is a cointegrating relationship between the series in the long run. Based on the long-term coefficient estimates, economic growth and urbanization affect ecological footprint in a positive and statistically significant way. No statistically significant finding could be obtained regarding foreign direct investments.

Keywords

Economic Growth, Urbanization, Ecological Footprint, Environmental Sustainability, Time Series Analysis

ÇEVRESEL SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİK ÇERÇEVESİNDE EKOLOJİK AYAK İZİ VE EKONOMİK BÜYÜME İLİŞKİSİ: TÜRKİYE ÜZERİNE AMPİRİK BİR ANALİZ

Abstract

Ekonomik büyüme hedefi, ülkelerin en önem verdiği konuların başında gelmektedir.Bu amaç, çeşitli olumlu veya olumsuz çevresel etkiler yaratabilmektedir. Dolayısı ile ülkeler için çevresel sürdürülebilirliğin sağlanabildiği ekonomik büyüme modelleri önemlidir. Kırılgan bir coğrafyada bulunan Türkiye de yüksek bir ekonomik büyüme düzeyini her dönem kendine hedef koyan ve bu hedef doğrultusunda çaba gösteren bir ülkedir. Bu çabalar, Türkiye’nin daha yüksek bir ekonomik büyüme performansını çeşitli çevresel tahribatlara neden olarak mı yoksa çevresel kaliteye duyarlı olarak mı gerçekleştirdiği tartışmaları ile birlikte yürütülmektedir. Bu bağlamda, çalışmamızın amacı Türkiye’de çevresel sürdürülebilirlik ve ekonomik büyüme arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır. Ampirik analiz, 1970-2018 dönemine ilişkin zaman serisi verilerini kapsamaktadır. Modellerde çevresel sürdürülebilirliğin bir göstergesi olarak ekolojik ayak izi verisi kullanılmıştır. Kontrol değişkenler olarak ise kentleşme ile doğrudan yabancı yatırım verileri kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre seriler arasında uzun dönemde eşbütünleşik ilişki olduğu kabul edilmiştir. Uzun dönem katsayı tahminlerine göre ekonomik büyüme ve kentleşme ekolojik ayakizini istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve pozitif etkilemektedir. Doğrudan yabancı yatırımlara ilişkin ise istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir bulgu elde edilememiştir.

Keywords

Ekonomik Büyüme, Kentleşme, Ekolojik Ayak İzi, Çevresel Sürdürülebilirlik, Zaman Serisi Analizi.

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