The relationship between human and nature -as conceptionalized by the representatives of the selected environmental NGOs in Turkey

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2011
Akman, Zeynep İdil
This thesis studies the perceptions of the selected representatives of environmental non-governmental organizations’ (NGO) about the human and nature relationship in Turkey. The representatives of the NGOs’ perceptions about human-nature relationship are studied refering to four dimensions, Production and Consumption processes, Energy Production, role of Science and Technology, and the concept of Sustainability. Approaches of the NGOs about Policies and the Activities of Environmental NGOs in Turkey are also examined. The perceptions of the NGO representatives have been evaluated according to Pepper’s comparison of ‘conventional’ versus ‘green’ values regarding the differences between the national, international and public NGOs.

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Z. İ. Akman, “The relationship between human and nature -as conceptionalized by the representatives of the selected environmental NGOs in Turkey,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2011.