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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL SCIENCES, İstanbul, Turkey, 26 - 27 October 2017, pp.90
In the
first half of the 20th century, the rapid industrialization of countries, the
increase and the expansion in industrial production, and therefore the increase
in urbanization rates, are the indicators of economic progress and development.
However, as a negative externality air pollution has risen with the expanding
industrialization and urbanization. Thus economic growth and development have
ingenerated environmental degradation. Air, water, and noise pollution together
with deforestation can be addressed as exemplifications of environmental
degradation. This study focuses on air pollution as a sample of the
aforementioned challenge. In the study, economic growth has specifically been
approached as economic development and its relation with air pollution has been
tested by Environmental Kuznets Curve. The relationship between air pollution
and health has been examined in the light of anticipated diseases by
epidemiological studies, air pollution data, and explanatory variables. In
accordance with Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis, the inverted-U
relationship has been detected between air pollution variables and GDP. When
health effects of air pollution are examined, only the deaths resulting from
cardiovascular diseases have presented statistically plausible conclusions. In
the archive of the epidemiological studies it is frequently maintained that
researches must be increased with the analysis of sounder data in order to
comprehend the health effects of air pollution. Throughout this study the data pertaining
to OECD countries between the years of 1995 and 2014 have been drawn upon. The
connection between economic growth and air pollution and that of air pollution
and health have been investigated through two distinct econometric models.