ÇM0022 Climate Change and Environmental Risk Analysis

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ÇM0022
Name Climate Change and Environmental Risk Analysis
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. MESUT BAŞIBÜYÜK


Course Goal

To be able to make the necessary risk assessments by understanding the environmental hazards and risks arising from climate change.

Course Content

he definition and causes of climate change, examples of various climate based disasters in the world, the investigation of the effects of climate change on water resources, ecosystem, energy, society, agriculture, forests, transport, health. Determining of hazards related to climate change, assesment of the risks of associated with those hazards, accordingly determination of critical infrastructure and issues, what to do in order to adapt and the managing risks.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability UNEP 2022

Notes

World Disaster Report 2020 Türk Kızılay Derneği


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Learns the basics of climate change
LO02 Learns the common environmental hazards arisng from climate change
LO03 Learns how to make risk assesment for determined environmental hazards
LO04 Learns how to use the results to reduce the vulnerability of society and ecosystems.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Improves and provides required information on the basis of the basic competencies gained at the undergraduate level in the field of Environmental Engineering. 2
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the interdisciplinary interactions related to their field. 3
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge at his specialized level in his field. 2
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Combines and comments on the knowledge in their area with various scientific discipline and ability to produce new knowledge, to be able to solve the problems demanding expertise using scientific methods. 4
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Describes the problem independently in their field, evaluates solving methods, comments on the results and applies of the results when necessary. 5
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Develops new strategic methods in order to solve unexpected complex problems encountered related to their field and takes initiatives to formulate a solution. 2
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Analyses the knowledge in his field in a critical way and and directs his learning and performs advanced level research independetly 3
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Transfers current developments in the field of his studies, supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, systematically to the area outside of the field, written, orally and visually.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Examines, develops social relationships and the norms which diverts these social relationships with a critical view of and acts to change them if necessary.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Has the command of a foreign language at a level to translate and understand an article written in.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses advanced information and communication technologies along with the required level of his computer software.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops plans of strategy, policy, and implementation issues related to their area and evaluates results obtained within the framework of processes of quality.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Teaches each and supervises scientific and ethical values at the stages of data collection, interpretation related to their field.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Uses knowledge in their field for problem solving and / or practical skills in interdisciplinary studies.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Climate change basics Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
2 Links Between Environment and Climate change Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
3 Hazard and risk description Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
4 Determiantion climatological hazards Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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5 Effects of Climate Change on Human Health Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
6 Extreme heatwaves Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
7 Forest fires Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
8 Mid-Term Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Extreme weather events Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
10 Climate change and draought Realted topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
11 Climate and airquality Realted topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
12 Climate change and crtical infrastructure Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
13 Climate related disaster Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
14 Evaluation hazards risk assesment and Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
15 Reducing vulnerability due to climate disasters Related topic Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
16 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS