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| KAY5540 | Environment and Economy | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir TOPAL | | Co-Lecturer | Assists Prof. Dr. Muhammed Yunus BİLGİLİ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to provide general information on the environmental problems, environment and economics, environmental problems and international relations, environmental policy. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | list basic environmental problems and their origins | 2,3 | | | PO - 2 : | demonstrate an understanding of the range of environmental issues and the roles of humans and institutions in responding to them | 2,3 | | | PO - 3 : | explain theories of environmental policy instruments, and international aspects of environmental issues | 2,3 | | | PO - 4 : | indicate theories of environmental economics | 2,3 | | | PO - 5 : | propose appropriate strategies to resolve environmental problems | 2,3 | | | 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 | | |
| General concepts, the emergence and classification of environmental problems, rapid population growth, irregular urbanization and environmentally insensitive industrialization as the causes of environmental problems, economic analysis of environmental problems, the handling of environmental problems at the international level, United Nations Environment Conferences, United Nations Human Settlements Conferences, International environmental conventions, Climate Crisis and International Climate Agreements environmental policy instruments; direct controls, economic and financial instruments, environmental impact assessment in the integration of environment and development, solid waste management, environmental management in Turkey. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | General concepts | | | Week 2 | Emergence and classification of environmental problems | | | Week 3 | Causes of environmental problems; rapid population growth, urbanization and industrialization | | | Week 4 | Economic analysis of environmental problems | | | Week 5 | International environmental issues and international environmental conventions | | | Week 6 | United Nations Environment Conferences | | | Week 7 | United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development and Sustainable Development | | | Week 8 | United Nations Human Settlements Conferances | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Climate Crisis and International Environment Agreements | | | Week 11 | Environmental polcy insruments; direct controls:quality standarts,emissions standarts and tecnological standarts | | | Week 12 | Economical and financial instruments;taxes, subsidies, emission trading | | | Week 13 | Environmental impact assesment as a means of integration of environment and development | | | Week 14 | Solid vaste management | | | Week 15 | Legal and Institutional Structure of Environmental Management in Turkey | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ertürk, H. 2009; Çevre Bilimleri, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa. | | | |
| 1 | Dağdemir, Ö. 2003; Çevre Sorunlarına Ekonomik Yaklaşımlar ve Optimal Politika Arayışları, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2022 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | 05/2022 | 0.5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2022 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (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 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 3 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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