Abstract
Bu calisma Avrupa Birligi uye ulkeleri ve aday olan Turkiye’nin cevresel atik gostergeleri acisindan kumelenme yapisini tanimlamayi ve Turkiye ile ayni kumede siniflandirilan diger uye ulkeleri belirlemeyi amaclamaktadir. 28 uye ulkenin ve Turkiye'nin toplam 8 cevresel atik gostergesine gore kumelenmesinin belirlenmesinde hiyerarsik ve hiyerarsik olmayan kumelenme yontemleri kullanilmistir. En iyi kumeleme metodu ve optimum kume sayisini belirlemek icin kume gecerlilik indeksi olan Silhouette indeksi kullanilmistir. Hiyerarsik ve hiyerarsik olmayan yontemler kullanilarak elde edilen kume analizi sonuclari gostermistir ki, AB uye ulkeleri ve Turkiye cevresel atik gostergelerine gore alti kumeden olusmaktadir. Ortalama Silhouette indeksi gostermistir ki, K-ortalamalar yontemi Ward yontemine gore daha gecerli sonuc vermistir. K-ortalamalar yontemi ile elde edilen Silhouette indeksine gore Turkiye; Polonya, Macaristan ve Letonya gibi AB ulkelerinin%50'si ile ayni kumede siniflandirmistir.
Highlights
The main source of a strong economy depends on a clean environment and a healthy society
This study aims to identify cluster structure of European Union (EU) Member countries and Candidate Turkey in terms of environmental waste indicators and to determine the other member countries which are classified in the same cluster with Turkey
This study identified the cluster structure of the EU Member countries and Candidate Turkey in terms of waste production and management methods with the hierarchical and nonhierarchical methods
Summary
The main source of a strong economy depends on a clean environment and a healthy society. The rapid increase in the world population, raw material and energy consumption for production of goods and services generates high amount of wastes causing environmental problems such as air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, subsequently depleting natural resources. The management strategies to deal with these wastes have an effect directly on our health and our future [1]. An adequate waste management program which does not cause environmental pollution should be developed in order to protect public health. It has been accepted in the literature that the way to be followed in the waste management is to prevent waste formation, to reduce or recover if not prevented, and to dispose of the waste appropriately
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