ABSTRACT

An environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a tool that has been used for more than 50 years to assess situations that may have future negative effects on the environment. This study has attempted to address the status of the EIA in Istanbul, a city founded 2500 years ago and, therefore, one of the oldest cities in the world. The study first defines the EIA and then discusses legislative amendments to the Turkish EIA Regulation, which are the most important source of problems in the application of EIAs in Turkey. Twenty amendments have been passed since the first EIA Regulation was entered into force, and these amendments have had significant effects on the application of EIAs. It has been determined that some of these amendments have expanded the scope of EIAs but others have narrowed the scope. In the last part of the study, the effects of these legislative amendments in the case of Istanbul are revealed. Graphics show that when an amendment in passed that narrows the scope of an EIA, the number of projects excluded from review by that EIA increases, and they are projects that could have a negative impact on the environment.

摘要

环境影响评估 (EIA) 是一种已经使用了 50 多年的工具，用于评估未来可能对环境产生负面影响的情况。本研究试图探讨伊斯坦布尔的 EIA 现状，伊斯坦布尔是一座建于 2500 年前的城市，因此也是世界上最古老的城市之一。该研究首先定义了环境影响评估，然后讨论了土耳其环境影响评估条例的立法修正案，这是土耳其环境影响评估应用中最重要的问题来源。自第一部环评条例生效以来，已经通过了二十项修正案，这些修正案对环评的应用产生了重大影响。已经确定，其中一些修正案扩大了 EIA 的范围，而其他修正案则缩小了范围。在研究的最后一部分，这些立法修正案在伊斯坦布尔案例中的影响得到揭示。图表显示，当一项缩小环评范围的修正案通过时，被排除在环评审查之外的项目数量增加，这些项目可能对环境产生负面影响。