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KAM3008 | Environmental policy | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Compulsory | 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 | Assist 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. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | list basic environmental problems and their origins | 2,3 | 1, | LO - 2 : | explain theories of environmental policy instruments, and international aspects of environmental issues
| 2,3 | 1, | LO - 3 : | determine international scope of environmental problems | 2,3 | 1, | LO - 4 : | indicate theories of environmental economics
| 2,3 | 1, | LO - 5 : | propose appropriate strategies to resolve environmental problems | 2,3 | 1, | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | |
General concepts, emergence and classification of environmental problems, rapid population growth, irregular urbanization and environmentally insensitive industrialization as causes of environmental problems, economic analysis of environmental problems, environmental problems and international relations, international environmental conventions, climate crisis and international climate agreements, environmental policy instruments; direct controls, economic and financial instruments, environmental impact assessment, solid waste management, legal and institutional structure of environmental management in Turkey. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | General concept | | Week 2 | Emergence and classification of environmental problems | | Week 3 | Sources of environmental problems, rapid population growth and urbanization | | Week 4 | Environmental problems and industrialization | | Week 5 | Economic analysis of environmental problems | | Week 6 | Environmental problems and international relations | | Week 7 | The international dimension of the climate crisis and climate justice | | Week 8 | Climate crisis and international climate agreements | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | Week 10 | International environmental conventions | | Week 11 | Environmental policy instruments, direct controls | | Week 12 | Economic and fiscal instruments | | Week 13 | Environmental impact assessment | | Week 14 | Solid waste management | | Week 15 | Legal and institutional structure of environmental management in Turkey | | Week 16 | Final exam | | |
1 | Ertürk, H. 2009; Çevre Bilimleri, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa. | | |
1 | Keleş, R., Hamamcı, C., Çoban, A. 2012; Çevre Politikası, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2024 | 0.50 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2024 | 0.50 | 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 | 6 | 14 | 84 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 11 | 2 | 22 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 3 | 30 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total work load | | | 180 |
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