Abstract:

As a result of the greater growth of the major cities in Turkey, there has been a tendency to increase in environmental issues. The new regulations are being made by the major municipalities to resolve environmental problems seen in the metropolitan areas. In particular, after the law number 6360, the increasing authority and responsibility of the major city municipalities has accelerated their activities towards the resolution of environmental problems. However, it can be said that the work done is insufficient to address the environmental problems of the local people. In our work, the environmental issues in the years, which were the new majority municipality, after the date of 2012 and the number 6360 "The Law on Amendments to the Regulations in the Establishment of Twenty-Four Provincial Metropolitan Municipalities and Twenty-Four Provincial Municipalities" was asked to draw attention to the environmental issues in the years. In this sense, the activities carried out by the major municipalities aimed at addressing environmental problems and the level of satisfaction of the local people in this matter were tried to be measured. In this context, the new metropolitan municipality of Malatya Metropolitan Municipality, after the law number 6360, was taken as an example. The survey was used as a method of literature scan, local and national press, written and visual sources and data collection method, and the survey was conducted with 384 participants living within the limits of Malatya. For the analysis of the data obtained after the survey, SPSS package program has been used and general information on the analyses carried out has been provided. In the study; the assessment, interpretation and proposals for solutions of environmental problems seen in the Grand City Municipality of Malatya, as well as information on the historic process of the Grand City Municipalities in Turkey and the legal arrangements made by law No. 6360.

Abstract:

As a result of the further growth of metropolitan cities in Turkey problems related to environment has shown a tendency to increase dramatically. New regulations are being endeavored by metropolitan municipal administrations in order to eliminate environmental problems seen in metropolitan cities. Metropolitan municipalities whose authority and responsibility has increased especially after the Law No. 6360 has accelerated their activities to eliminate environmental problems. However, it can be said that the studies are insufficient in terms of eliminating the problems of the local people towards the environment. In our study it is intended to point out to the environmental problems in the cities which have just became metropolitan municipality after the Law No. 6360 in 2012 on Amendments to the Establishment of the Metropolitan Municipality and Twenty-seven Cities and Decree Laws in Fourteen Province. In this case, the s activities carried out by metropolitan municipalities in order to eliminate environmental problems and the level of satisfaction of the local people have been tried to be measured. In this context, Malatya Metropolitan Municipality, which has became metropolitan municipality after the Law No. is taken as a sample As the method of the study, literature survey, local and national press, literary and visual resources are used and as a method of collecting data survey method was used and a survey was conducted with 384 participants living in the province of Malatya. SPSS package program was used for the analysis of the data obtained after the survey and general information about the analyzes was given In study; it is informed that evaluation of environmental problems seen in Malatya metropolitan, interpretation and presentation of solutions, as well as the historical process of metropolitan municipalities in Turkey and the legal arrangements made by Law No. 6360.

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