TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of the framework conditions and research-development needs for the dissemination of cleaner (sustainable) production applications in Turkey
AU - Ulutas, F.
AU - Demirer, Goksel
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
Funding Information:
The C(S)P concept was first considered in Turkey by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and the Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV) in 1999 (Science-Technology-Industry Discussion Platform 1999). The cleaner production concept is a priority area of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology (BTYK), which determines the national science and technology policies. This concept has also been emphasised in the Environment and Sustainable Development Panel in the scope of the TUBITAK’s Vision 2003 Project (http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/home.do?ot=1&sid= 472&pid=468 [cited 2011 Feb 21]). Moreover, it was among the main themes in the 8th Five-Year (http:// ekutup.dpt.gov.tr/plan/viii/plan8.pdf [cited 2011 Feb 21]) and 9th Seven-Year Development Plans (http://ekutup.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The term cleaner production has been used in policy and strategy documents of top agencies/institutions on science, technology and development in Turkey for over 10 years. However, cleaner production is not sufficiently understood and applied, except in terms of energy efficiency. To overcome this deficiency, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry supported a project Determination of the Framework Conditions and Research-Development Needs for the Dissemination of Cleaner (Sustainable) Production Applications in Turkey', which was carried out in 2009 by the Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV) with Goksel Demirer as consultant. The objective was to determine national capacity, assess Turkish regulations in terms of cleaner (sustainable) production (C(S)P) and compare it with related European Union (EU) regulations, report existing incentive mechanisms, perform a sectoral analysis to determine high-priority sectors for C(S)P implementation, determine the research and development and other needs and provide recommendations. The project used a participatory approach. Sixty-six and thirty-seven stakeholder institutions contributed to the determination of existing institutional capacity and sectoral priorities regarding C(S)P, respectively, through questionnaires. Moreover, 125 participants from 62 stakeholder institutions participated in the project workshop in which the draft report of the project was finalised with feedback from the participants. This paper communicates the main outcomes of the project. \textcopyright 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
AB - The term cleaner production has been used in policy and strategy documents of top agencies/institutions on science, technology and development in Turkey for over 10 years. However, cleaner production is not sufficiently understood and applied, except in terms of energy efficiency. To overcome this deficiency, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry supported a project Determination of the Framework Conditions and Research-Development Needs for the Dissemination of Cleaner (Sustainable) Production Applications in Turkey', which was carried out in 2009 by the Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV) with Goksel Demirer as consultant. The objective was to determine national capacity, assess Turkish regulations in terms of cleaner (sustainable) production (C(S)P) and compare it with related European Union (EU) regulations, report existing incentive mechanisms, perform a sectoral analysis to determine high-priority sectors for C(S)P implementation, determine the research and development and other needs and provide recommendations. The project used a participatory approach. Sixty-six and thirty-seven stakeholder institutions contributed to the determination of existing institutional capacity and sectoral priorities regarding C(S)P, respectively, through questionnaires. Moreover, 125 participants from 62 stakeholder institutions participated in the project workshop in which the draft report of the project was finalised with feedback from the participants. This paper communicates the main outcomes of the project. \textcopyright 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
M3 - Article
VL - 19
JO - International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
JF - International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
SN - 1350-4509
IS - 3
ER -