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SOBE513

SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Course Code
SOBE513
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Gain postgraduate level of knowledge, analysis, evaluation and inference on sustainable ecology and sustainable development
  2. Know the necessary resources related to the subject of the course
  3. Understand the character of the formations and forces of change related to the subject of the course
  4. Comprehend how to integrate the knowledge related to the subject of the course
  5. Reach to the level of constructing valid policy decisions related to the sub-ject of the course and making sustainable environmental planning
  6. Alternative practices about ecological and industrial monitoring, sustaina-ble management, ecological restoration, conversion and removal of pollutants.
Mode of DeliveryE-Learning
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course mainly focuses on sustainability which has an integrated character with its social, economic and environmental dimensions and Sustainable Devel-opment Goals. It will provide knowledge, understanding and critical conscious-ness on the main sustainability issues of social wellbeing, environmental health and general economic prosperity. Doing so, it will dwell on prevailing condi-tions, reasons and probable solutions related with (a) biodiversity, (b) environ-mental degradation, (c) waste, (d) climate change, (e) and systemic limits such as carrying capacity and food, water and energy resources, industrial and con-sumer culture, (f) prevailing and probable solutions such as renewable energy, water and waste management, green policies, environmental and social justice and responsibility, (g) and hindering factors such as relations of organized pow-er and vested interest.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Basic information about the course and student responsibilities
2nd Week Ecology and ecological system:
3rd Week Need for ecological sustainability:
4th Week Organized human life and enduring and increasing problems
5th Week Economic development: Why and for whom?
6th Week Sustainable development for sustainable ecological system or vice versa
7th Week Mid-term exam
8th Week Historical development of sustainable development
9th Week Current solutions beyond sustainable development: green agreement others
10th Week Problems and solutions on land ecosystems uses Biodiversity; flora and fauna
11th Week Problems and solutions on air ecosystems: Climate change
12th Week Problems and solutions on water ecosystems:
13th Week Nature of consumption/consumer culture
14th Week Promotion of conspicuous consumption
15th Week An overview: Possible future of sustainability
Recommended or Required ReadingERDOGAN, N., Döngüsel Ekonomi ve Üniversitelerde Çevre Yönetimi, Döngüsel Ekonomi ve Sürdürülebilir Hayat(279 - 315), ISBN: 978-605-2249-97-0: Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi, 2022 Bilim ve Düsün Dizisi No: 34.
Gök, A. Z. Y. M. 21. Yüzyılda Çevre ve Kalkınma İlişkilerinde Paradigma Değişimi: Yeşil Yeni Düzen.
Şahin, Ö. G. D. G., Önder, Ö. G. D. H. G. Atık Yönetimi, Sera Gazı Emisyonları Ve Türkiye: Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatı Çerçevesinde Bir Değerlendirme Öz. Akademik Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, Yıl: 9, Sayı: 112, Ocak 2021, s. 194-216, ISSN: 2148-2489
Kakışım, C. Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatı: Yeşil Teori Perspektifinden Bir Analiz. Stratejik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 6(1), 1-16.
VERAL, E. S. (2022). Yeşil Yıkama İle Mücadele: Avrupa Birliği?nde Yeşil İddiaların Doğrulanması Girişimi. Sayıştay Dergisi, 33(124), 101-109.
Deters H. European e232nvironmental policy at 50: Five decades of escaping decision traps?. Env Pol Gov. 2019;29:315?325.
Anthony R. Zito, Charlotte Burns & Andrea Lenschow (2019) Is the trajectory of European Union environmental policy less certain?, Environmental Politics, 28:2, 187-207.
?Environment: Towards a greener and more sustainable Europe? (başlığı altındaki bilgiler ve ilgili ?links?) https:european-union.europa.eu/priorities-and-actions/actions-topic/environment_en
Jonas J. Schoenefeld & Michele Knodt (2020): Softening the surface but hardening the core? Governing renewable energy in the EU, West European Politics.
Sebastian Oberthür & Claire Dupont (2021): The European Union?s international climate leadership: towards a grand climate strategy?, Journal of European Public Policy.


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Project 1 45
Total(%) 70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Total Work Load0
Total Work Load / 30 (h)0
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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