Environmental functions and contribution to urban development of the universities of Turkey

This research is an analysis and critical evaluation of environmental functions, roles or duties and contribution to urban development of the universities of Turkey. These analyses and evaluations were realized in terms of these there main topics: (1) Education for environment and adapted urban deweller (urbanism). (2) Preservation of environment and prevention of environmental pollution in urban areas. (3) Environmentally sensitive model city. For these analyses and evaluations, the following units of the universities were taken into account: (1) Environmental Engineering Departments of 20 universities within the research sampling area. (2) Six Urban and Regional Planning Departments of the same universities. (3) Research and Implementation Centers which are directly related to ?environmental and urban development? of the same 20 universities. (4) Twenty sample universities? Student Clubs which are directly related to ?environmental and urban development.? The main information sources of this Ph. D. thesis are the followings: (1) Information obtained from the above mentioned four kinds of university units by the implementation of ?interview questionaire?; (2) work reports published in the web sites of the sample universities; (3) other general and special information obtained from different sources shown on the bibliography of the thesis. By using all these information, the existing environmental and urban development activity pictures of the universities of Turkey were put forward. In addition, the following two groups of proposals were formulated: (1) Proposals related to this question: ?With the existing sources and organizational structures, what can the universities of Turkey do about the `environmental and urban development? areas? (2) Proposals for the organization of an ?environment and urban development oriented? Turkish university model.Key Words: University, Environment Education, Environmantal Pollution, Environment Preservation, Urban Development.