EVALUATION OF THE OBSTACLES İN ADOPTING THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
Öz
In our day in which the population is increasing rapidly, level of welfare is measured by consumption as well and accordingly consumption of resources is intensive, the question how to meet the unlimited human needs with limited resources is one of the most significant current issues. Sustainable production and consumption that emerged from production-consumption relationships and their effects on environment can be defined as supplying today's needs without compromising the possibility of next generations' supplying their own needs. Sustainable production and consumption approach which embraces the caring of environmental quality while ensuring the efficient use of natural resources is comprised of the relation and the combination of economic, social, and environmental factors.
Adopting and application process of sustainable production and consumption is slow, difficult and complex due to several obstacles. In this study, it is aimed to research and evaluate the obstacles in adopting the sustainable production and consumption in Turkey. Based on Luthra et al.'s (2016) studies; obstacles to sustainable production and consumption obtained from literature research and expert opinions are evaluated using Analytical Hierarchy Process method and ranked according to their significance levels. Results from Luthra et al.'s (2016) studies on India, an Afro-Eurasian country which holds a large proportion of the world population and results obtained from Turkey, another Afro-Eurasian country, are compared and analyzed. This study is considered to be useful for business units during the process of adopting sustainable production and consumption, which is a well-accepted social objective that governments and industries all around the world focus on in recent years, by providing information about the obstacles so that they can operate aware of these obstacles.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
26 Aralık 2016
Gönderilme Tarihi
4 Aralık 2016
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2016