Vakur Sumer – författare

As Turkey approaches EU membership it faces the challenge of implementing the requirements of the WFD by the date of its accession to the union, something that will require major structural change and financial investment. Water and Politics in Turkey provides a comprehensive, detailed and authoritative examination of all aspects water management and water resources in Turkey, from evaluation of existing institutions and practices to assessing the difficulties inherent in the enormous changes that must be implemented as Turkey prepares for EU membership. It will be essential reading for water professionals, policy makers, environmentalists, and all those with an interest in Turkey the workings of the European Union.

Accession to the EU is a major priority for Turkey. A key factor in that process is that the country deals with its environmental problems. Turkey began to engage seriously with its environmental issues in the early 1990s and although some improvements have been made – in its administrative set up and in waste management, for example – much remains to be done in tackling the reality of environmental pollution within the country. In Environment and Politics in Turkey, Vakur Sumer provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the country’s progress as it attempts to comply with European Union requirements. The author analyses the Turkey’s successes to date but - importantly - also considers the delays and difficulties experienced and the reasons behind them. He includes recommendations for overcoming the environmental challenges.

This book aims to provide a general systematic analysis of key issues of Turkish environmental law and policies and to highlight the related concerns and challenges. Its chapters provide a historical perspective and general understanding of the legal settings of Turkish Environmental Law; offer an overall understanding of the evolving and prevailing paradigms of legislation and administrative practices in environmental policy in Turkey; explain how EIA has become the main environmental management tool and instrument of environmental compliance in Turkey; discuss the project process, challenges and results of the EU-funded project ‘Turkey’s Map of Environmental Violations’ and food security in Turkey; and present a picture of environmental justice movements from bottom-up over the establishment and operation of small-scale hydroelectricity power plants.Thus, with its comprehensive coverage of up-to-date information and findings enabling the reader to understand the topic in fullanalyses of key themes in Turkish environmental law and policies, addressing, in separate chapters, concepts like environmental justice, food security, environmental compliance, environmental impact assessment (EIA), and environmental cases in Turkey in detailmultidisciplinary approach enabling readers to learn about the topic in a holistic mannerit aims to be:•a valuable source of information about Turkish environmental law and policies•an effective tool to support teaching and research on Turkish environmental law and policies•an aid to decision-making on Turkish environmental issues•an important resource for graduate and postgraduate research students and policymakers working on Turkish environmental law and policies Given there is no competitive book on the market with similar coverage, it makes a meaningful contribution to Turkish environmental scholarship

bureaucrats, water managers, policymakers, journalists, etc.) and interested in water management issues and sustainability at large, but also for students of water management, water politics, environmental policy, water economics, water engineering and sustainability studies.