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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | BBT397 |
| Name | Natural Resources And Environmental Economics |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. HAYDAR ŞENGÜL |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. HAYDAR ŞENGÜL
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To enable students to comprehend the mutual interaction between economic activities and environment in terms of social welfare of current and future generations; to introduce poicies and analysis tools for the use, protection and development of natural resources and the environment; the ability to analayze and interpret the current environmental issues through economic approach.
Course Content
Natural resources and environmental economics; definition, scope, basic concepts and issues, Characteristics of natural resources and environment, market, externalities and market imperfections, solutions for externalities, The economic principles of Oil and mining management, Renewable biological sources, Interaction between agriculture and environment
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Is able to handle the environmental and natural resource-related issues with a holistic, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational approach. |
| LO02 | Is aware of restrictive role of environment and natural recources on economic activities particularly agricultural activities and development |
| LO03 | Is able to employ basic economic analysis and policy tools for the use, development, and preservation of environmental and natural resources. |
| LO04 | Has the understanding that respect for environment and sustainability principles in decision making processes. |
| LO05 | Can catch Agriculture-Environment interactions |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has basic knowledge generally in Agricultural Sciences and specifically in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | 2 |
| PLO02 | - | Gains basic information about the principles of the intended use of soils | 0 |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | 2 |
| PLO04 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | 2 |
| PLO05 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | 4 |
| PLO06 | - | Leads to the application and development of new technolgies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition area, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas, | 1 |
| PLO07 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | 0 |
| PLO08 | - | Queries, investigates, thinks analytically and produces project. | 0 |
| PLO09 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | 0 |
| PLO10 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | 0 |
| PLO11 | - | Uses information and communication technologies together with suitable softwares at an advanced level. | 1 |
| PLO12 | - | Constantly improve themselves with determining their training needs in accordance with their interests and abilities in the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields in addition to their professional development | 0 |
| PLO13 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environment and job safety | 0 |
| PLO14 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | 2 |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural resources and environmental economics; definition, scope, basic concepts and issues | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 2 | Characteristics of natural resources and environment, market, externalities and market imperfections, solutions for externalities | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 3 | The valuation problem for natural resources and environment and valuation methods | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 4 | Taxonomy and properties of natural resources | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 5 | The economic principles of oil and mining management | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 6 | Water: as a scarce and renewable resource and water allocation problems | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 7 | Renewable biological resources | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 9 | Economic principles for forestry and fishry management | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 10 | Biological and time dimensions of renewable biological resources | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 11 | Natural resource use and environment relationships | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 12 | Environmental polution, policy tools for prevention of pollution | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 13 | Potential of natural resources and economic development | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 14 | Interaction between agriculture and environment | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 15 | General Review | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 16 | Term Exams | All lecture notes and resources | |
| 17 | Term Exams | All lecture notes and resources |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |