Çevresel Söylemler ve Gelişmekte Olan Ülkeler

Abstract

The overriding view seeks solutions for environmental problems mostly in the positive sciences (natural sciences, engineering), not in the social processes that, indeed, the main cause of the problems. This understanding dominates especially in the ‘emerging economy’ countries, such as Turkey. However, the real solutions for environmental problems can be found at the intersection of positive science and social science disciplines. The main goal of the article is determine how environment and its problems should be deal with in the disciplines, as city planning, that also have practice, and scrutinize that environment concept has social science dimension as much as positive science dimension. Secondly, to open up discussion how environment concept is perceived in the developing countries. To reach the goals, first, I will examine environmental discourses in order to understand the environment concept in social sciences, than I will elaborate the dimensions and the meaning of the environment concept for the developing countries through environmental discourses.