Happiness and the environment relationship

In the past, happiness was thought to be highly correlated with economic income, but as a result of studies on happiness, it has been proven that there are not only economic income but also many factors. The uncontrolled increase in economic growth with globalization leads to rapid depletion of resources and accelerates environmental problems. Happiness studies in the context of the environment are used both to create sales strategies to determine consumer behavior in the private sector and to measure managerial success by providing higher quality service to citizens in the public sector. In parallel with the global threats, the effects of environmental degradation in the place where we live have also been felt at severe levels, and to what extent this situation affects the level of happiness in the society is one of the important issues. In this study, it is aimed to contribute to the literature on happiness and the environment and to create environmental awareness in society through some pioneering data by emphasizing the importance of the environment for living life. In the study, the results of the World Values Research, World Happiness Database, Happy Planet Index and World Happiness Report researches, which are reliable research institutions that carry out studies on happiness at the global level, and the Environmental Performance Index, Environmental Sustainability Index and Ecological Footprint, which carry out the most important and comprehensive environmental studies in the world. The results of the trace research were compared with the happiness data and environmental data. In the study, it was concluded that there is a strong relationship between the level of happiness and the environment.