COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEMS AND POLICIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 3512 ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEMS AND POLICIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ZERRIN TOPRAK KARAMAN

Offered to

Public Administration
Public Administration

Course Objective

The course Environmental Problems and Policies is a basic course of Public Administration and provides students with information and skill about the basic processes of environmental administration and about governance. The course provides a framework where legal and administrative bases with respect to the phenomenon of environment are evaluated, the mechanisms that will eliminate or minimize environmental risks& problems and the effects of these risks are defined and international documents that aim to guarantee the sustainability of the environment are examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn the main philosophy of environmental protection
2   To evaluate for Turkey the basic principles of the approach of undisturbed natural environment
3   To analyze the national legislation on environment, to put forward strategies that will ensure the balance of environmental conservation
4   To use in line with the principles of sustainable environment and sustainable development,
5   To evaluate national environmental organizations with environmental and economic dimensions,
6   To determine the reasons for the implementation problems of Turkey about environmental protectionist approaches and to develop strategies for eliminating management and implementation problems considering integrated governance,
7   To acquire a management skill to provide strategic thinking.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A General Overview of the Course and Introduction Presentation of a general overview on the subjects of the course `Environmental Administration and Policy Definition of basic terminology on environment
2 Environmental Management and Policies in Turkey
3 Economic Approach to the Problem of Environmental Pollution
4 Free-Market Environmentalism and its Applicability in Turkey
5 Forests and Sustainable Forestry, National Parks and Management
6 Integrated Solid Waste Management
7 Integrated Management of Coastal Areas
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Mid-Term Exam
10 Renewable Energy Resources and the Environment,
11 Use of Non-Renewable Energy Resources and Environmental Problems
12 Environmental Protectionist Ideologies, Voluntary Institutions and the Environment
13 Effects of Globalization on Environmental Governance
14 ISO 14001 and the others Environmental Management System Standard, Integrated Environmental Policies in the European Union and Council of Europe, Environment in International Treaties

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Zerrin Toprak (2012); Çevre Yönetimi ve Politikası, Üçüncü Baskı, Birleşik Matbaa, Izmir
2. Zerrin Toprak, Hikmet Yavaş ve Mustafa Görün(2004); Yerel ve Bölgesel Yönetimler Kongresi Anlaşmalarında Avrupa Konseyi, Izmir.
3. Zerrin Toprak (2010); Yerel Yönetimler, Sekizinci Baskı, Birleşik Matbaa, Izmir
4. Zerrin Toprak Karaman, & Altay, Asuman(1997); Global Governance Caused By New World Order , Marmara Journal of European Studies, M.Ü. Avrupa Topluluğu Enstitüsü, Cilt:5, S:1-2, Istanbul, 78-87.
5. Kentleşme ve Çevre Şuraları Raporları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To remind the topics of the previous lesson for 15 minutes.
To give a general overview on the topic of the current week.
To give a lecture accompanied by a presentation prepared using the materials provided by the basic course book and other resources.
To make control-oriented brainstorming practices during some weeks.
To support the course topics with sample event examinations.
To analyze the given case studies.
To internalize the knowledge of students through homework applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE STT * 0.40 + MTE * 0.60
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 3 14 42
Preparation for final exam 1 26 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 16 16
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.232345555
LO.34
LO.41352
LO.53
LO.6145
LO.72

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