摘要：The concept of sustainable development,as described in the 1987 Brundtland Report,is generally seen to focus on a meeting the needs of today,without risking the funds for meeting the needs of the next generations. In the report,the concept of sustainability is examined in the context of the issues of the poverty and dominance of poverty on the environment,the negative effects of rapid population growth and population concentration on the quality of life,excessive consumption of environmental resources and urban growth and the uncontrolled spread of cities and the concept is associated with sustainable development by this way. Urban sustainability,which aims to eliminate environmental problems and protect the ecosystem,is the application of sustainable development to cities at the local level. At this point,local governments have important tasks in achieving urban sustainability. In Turkey,in parallel to the changing role of local authorities in providing urban sustainability and as a result of the Local Agenda 21 applications,mechanisms called the city council were created. In this study,the concepts of sustainability,sustainable development and urban sustainability will be discussed firstly in terms of conceptual and theoretical aspects. Then,in the historical process,how these concepts have survived in the process of development is discussed within the framework of legal texts at different levels. Then, the structure,establishment and operation of city councils in Turkey will be examined in detail and will be focussed on the legal basis at the national platform. Finally,the city councils’ relationship with the concepts of sustainability,sustainable development and urban sustainability and the role of city councils in ensuring urban sustainability will be examined..
其他摘要：1987 yılında hazırlanmış olan Brundtland Raporu’nda tanımlanmış olan sürdürülebilir kalkınma kavramı, genel olarak,“bugünün ihtiyaçlarının,sonraki nesillerin ihtiyaçlarının karşılanmasına yönelik birikimin riske atılmadan karşılanması”na odaklandığı görül
