| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Understand that 21st century is a century of periphery
- Learn that the environmental problems that started with the Industrial Revolution have only come to the world agenda for the last half century.
- Grasp that If the necessary measures are not taken against global warming and climate change, the melting glaciers will upset the existing social, economic, political and physical structure in our world.
- Grasp that it is possible to prevent global warming and climate change only with the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
- Learn that newly industrialized countries, especially in China, including Turkey, insist on the use of fossil fuels, especially coal.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course teaches how to analyze the issues and problems related to environment and natural resources based on economic principles. Topics covered in the course include property rights, externalities, environmental appraisal, static and dynamic efficiency, natural resource use models over time, energy, recyclable resources, water resources, global warming and climate change, air pollution, water pollution and sustainable development. takes. The aim of the course is to increase the interest of the economics students in the very close relationship between natural resources and environment and economy. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Basic Concepts |
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2nd Week |
Basic Environmental Problems-Environmental Pollution |
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3rd Week |
Causes of Environmental Problems |
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4th Week |
Human and Environment |
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5th Week |
Passive Member Period |
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6th Week |
Disruptive Member Period |
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7th Week |
Midterm |
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8th Week |
Sustainable Development |
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9th Week |
UN Environment Conferences and International Agreements |
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10th Week |
Environmental Policies |
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11th Week |
Economic Results of Environmental Policies |
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12th Week |
Environmental Policy Tools |
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13th Week |
European Union Environmental Policies |
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14th Week |
Turkey Environmental Policy |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Şahinöz, Ahmet ve Fotourehchi, Zahra (2019), Çevre Ekonomisi ve Politikaları, İmaj Yayınevi, Ankara.
Tietnberg, Tom (2004). Environmental Economics and Policy, Fourt Edition, Boston: Pearson & Addison Wesley, Inc
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
35 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
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45 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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45 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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55 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| Total Work Load | 145 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.83 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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