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KAY5312Comparative Environmental Management3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Muhammed Yunus BİLGİLİ
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to examine the causes and consequences of environmental issues, to reveal the basic principles of environmental management, to examine the work of international/regional organizations such as the United Nations, the European Union, etc. on environmental management to create a sustainable environmental management and to compare the policies, tools and institutional structures of various states with each other.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Can analyze the causes and consequences of environmental issues objectively.1,21,
PO - 2 : Can explain the concept of environmental management at the theoretical level.1,21,2,3,
PO - 3 : Can make explanations about Turkish Environmental Management.1,21,3,
PO - 4 : Explain the activities of organizations such as the United Nations, European Union, etc. related to environmental management.1,21,2,3,
PO - 5 : Compare Turkish Environmental Management with the environmental management processes of various states.1,21,2,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Environment, environmental issues, environmental policy, environmental policies, environmental management, principles of environmental management, environmental management instruments, sustainable development, United Nations and environmental management, European Union and environmental management, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and environmental management, Turkish Environmental Management, institutional structure of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, activities of municipalities on environmental management, activities of special provincial administrations on environmental management, environmental management in Germany, environmental management in England, environmental management in the United States, environmental management in Canada, environmental management in Denmark, environmental management in Sweden.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The concept of environment and the causes of environmental issues
 Week 2Environmental politics and environmental policies
 Week 3The concept of environmental management
 Week 4Instruments and principles of environmental management
 Week 5Natural resources management
 Week 6Turkish Environmental Management
 Week 7Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and environmental management
 Week 8Local governments and environmental management
 Week 9Midterm Exam
 Week 10Global environmental governance
 Week 11United Nations and environmental governance
 Week 12The European Union and environmental governance
 Week 13Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and environmental management
 Week 14Environmental management in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States
 Week 15Environmental management in Canada, Denmark and Sweden
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Mitchell, B. 2018; Resource and Environmental Management, Oxford University Press.
 
Recommended Reading
1Ömürgönülşen, U., Öktem, K. ve Sadioğlu, U. (Eds.), 2017; Sürdürülebilir Kent ve Çevre Yönetimi Üzerine Yazılar I, Hacettepe Ünivsersitesi Yayınları, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 18/11/2024 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 12 18/12/2024 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 13/01/2025 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 12 2 24
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 4 2 8
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 3 36
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load225