The idea of dominating nature and its resources lies at the basis of civilization established by the human species on planet Earth. While pushing the limits of the Earth and causing irreversible ecological destruction, this idea also contains the danger of destroying human civilization. This understanding of civilization, shaped by the growth policies while contributing to the “sixth great extinction” and the current climate crisis, has now acquired a destructive character. To slow down, stop, or reverse this process, it is necessary for humanity to radically redefine the understanding and policies of transformation, progress, development, and civilization.
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Nesrin Algan, Ankara University
Language: Turkish
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Prof. Dr. Nesrin Algan graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Politics and Administration. Dr. Nesrin Algan has completed her graduate and doctorate studies at the same faculty in the field of Urbanization and Environmental Problems. Between 1984-1998 she worked as an expert and manager in the foreign relations unit of the Prime Ministry Undersecretariat for Environment (later the Ministry of Environment). Since 1998, she has been a faculty member in the Department of City, Environment and Local Government Policies at the Faculty of Political Sciences at AU. Prof. Algan is working and giving lectures in the fields of Environmental Policies, Marine Environmental Policies, Environmental Security, International Environmental Law, Sustainable Development, Climate Politics and Ecocrime. Algan also works as a volunteer in various non-governmental organizations.