Havva Ece SALALI, Ela ATIŞ, Cihat GÜNDEN, Kenan ÇİFTÇİ

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Çevre Politikası Tercihleri: Ege Üniversitesi Örneği

Çevresel farkındalık, çevre sorunlarının arttığı son yıllarda giderek daha da önemli hale gelmiştir. Özellikle gençlerin çevreye karşı duyarlılığı ve çevre sorunları konusundaki farkındalıkları gelecek açısından çok şey ifade etmektedir. Hiç şüphesiz, geleceğin politika yapıcıları bugünün üniversiteli gençlerinin arasından çıkacaktır. Bu bağlamda bu çalışmanın amacı; üniversite öğrencilerinin tarım ve sanayinin çevre üzerindeki etkilerine yönelik görüşlerini belirleyerek, bu doğrultuda alternatif çevresel önlemler ve politikalar önermektir. Çalışmanın ana materyalini Ege üniversitesinin 12 fakültesindeki 379 lisans öğrencisiyle yüz yüze yapılan anketler aracılığıyla toplanan veriler oluşturmaktadır. Üniversite öğrencilerinin çevre bilinci beş noktalı likert ölçeği ile belirlenirken; çevreyi korumak için alınması gereken önlemler hakkındaki eğilimleri belirlenirken Best-Worst analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, zararlı atıkların kontrolsüzce çevreye bırakılmasından en çok etkilenen unsurun “insan sağlığı” olduğu; atık kontrolü için en etkili teşvikin ise “atık kontrol tesisi olan işletmeler için vergi muafiyeti sağlanması” olacağı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Öğrenciler ayrıca, çevreye atık bırakanlara verilecek en etkili cezanın “işletme ruhsatının iptal edilmesi” olacağını belirtmişlerdir.

University Students’ Environmental Policy Preferences A Case Study in Ege University

Environmental awareness has increased significantly in recent years in parallel to rising environmentalproblems. The environmental consciousness and awareness of University students which form a great part ofyoung are extremely important in terms of determining applicable environmental policies for increasingenvironmental problems. Undoubtedly, future policy makers will come out of today's university youth. In thiscontext, the aim of this study was to determine the views of university students regarding the effects of agricultureand industry on the environment and to suggest alternative environmental measures and policies. The mainmaterial of the study was obtained from face to face interviews with 379 undergraduate students of 12 facultiesin Ege University. The students’ environmental awareness was determined by five-point Likert Scale. On theother hand, Best-Worst analysis was used in designating the trends about measures to take for protection ofenvironment. Research result indicated that even as “human health” was the most affected factor in uncontrolledrelease of harmful waste conditions; the most effective incentive for waste control would be the “provision oftax exemptions for enterprises with waste control facilities”. The students also stated that the most effectivepunishment for those who left behind the waste would be “decertification of enterprise”.

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