CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Kucukoglu, Ersan |
|---|---|
| Title | The Impacts Of Geothermal Energy On Rural Communities: Environmental Injustice In The Case Of Aydin, Turkey |
| Summary | Although geothermal energy solution to energy demand, it is a justice issue for most of the citizens in rural areas. In the province of Aydin in Turkey, there are many environmental issues which are water, soil, and air pollution due to geothermal energy power plants. The pollution caused by these power plants, which are generally built in rural areas, turns into environmental issues such as unequal distribution and participation for rural residents. The research aims to shed light on how geothermal power plants and their regulations affect rural communities in Aydin through the lens of Environmental Justice and Modernization. In order to see how the geothermal power plants are related to the local people, data was obtained from the narrative interview with a person from Kizilcakoy village of Aydin and secondary data such as documentary, newspaper news, and academic articles. The obtained data were analyzed with the narrative analysis method. After comparing the findings and existing literature, the results show that while geothermal power plants promote economic interests for the private powers, they negatively affect local people socially, economically, and environmentally. The implications show that modernization, which is based on economic growth, is not sustainable in Aydin and geothermal energy policies and practices, which are based on modernization, cause environmental justice issues for citizens of the village in Aydin. Keywords: geothermal energy, environmental justice, rural community, sustainability, modernization |
| Supervisor | Moles, Sergi |
| Department | Romani Studies Ps |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/kucukoglu_ersan.pdf |
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