Abstract
First rule of sustainable ecological planning is to maintain continuously the balance between available amount and demand of ecological resources. A water resource, which is one of the most important ecological resources, is one of the resources that must be protected with priority since it is one of the most initial conditions of continuity of life. Upon this perspective, EU countries are developing various water policies and calling attention to the effects of insensibly usage of water on the ecology. Among EU countries, Finland is a very rich country in terms of water resources. According to water quality charts, Finland is at the top of the list among 122 countries within the scope of UN World Water Evaluation Report of World Water development reports issued in 2003. Additionally, it is one of the richest of 147 countries evaluated according to the water poverty index which was conducted by World Water Council and British Center for Ecology and Hydrology. Finland has developed many policies for sustainable use of this ecological value of its, and has made progress on many aspects from resource preservation to wastewater reclamation. Purpose of this study is to reveal AB hydro politic approaches and to examine water policies of Finland which conducts integrated water management. This study subject has been presented verbally at the International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2015.
Highlights
The importance of water on living organisms is indisputable
It is one of the richest of 147 countries evaluated according to the water poverty index which was conducted by World Water Council and British Center for Ecology and Hydrology
The EU water policies are directed by the member countries which are not encountered with the globalization and intensive user oppression, where there is supply and equilibrium, which do not have any problem
Summary
The importance of water on living organisms is indisputable. The history of water starts with the history of the human kind and the water management varied in every century and in every society. Due to the fact that water is a resource beyond borders, it makes it essential to carry out the water management with an international consideration For this purpose, the member countries of the European Union developed various policies with respect to environment and water resources as to move together in connection with the issues of water resources. In this study, it will be discussed how Finland, which used to be a small and underdeveloped colonial country and becomes today one of the countries with the highest industrial and commercial incomes, is managing its hundreds of lakes and other water resources with a sustainable water management. Considering that conducting studies that are not suitable with these topics would not be sustainable, Finland could continuously control by using the sensors mounted on the planes the different formations on its soil and their change in time (Tokmanoğlu, 1977)
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