100 Questions on the Environment

Although the future of humanity seems to have begun in the last quarter of the 20th century, it is threatened by an environmental problem whose roots go back to much older times. We know that the air, water, soil, and all other natural resources are not only polluted but also face the danger of depletion. Humanity needs to regulate its relationship with its environment with a high sense of responsibility, also considering future generations. Preventing local, regional, national, and global environmental problems at their source requires not only the managers at all levels but also the public to raise their level of awareness, sensitivity, and responsibility regarding these issues. Therefore, balancing the right to use natural resources, most of which are non-renewable and limited, with the goal of preserving them for future generations to also benefit, is a prerequisite for making them "sustainable." 100 Questions on Environment, Environmental Problems and Environmental Policy aims to present environmental problems, which are predominantly technical and scientific in nature, to its readers in a simple language that even the ordinary citizen can easily follow. Thus, the possibility for the public to consciously participate in environmental decision-making processes, which is inherent in the right to the environment, may increase. Considering that, as in all social, economic, and political spheres, solutions to environmental problems can only be found in the long term through public ownership, the purpose of the book 100 Questions on Environment, Environmental Problems and Environmental Policy becomes a little clearer.