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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (PhD) | |
| Code | TE536 |
| Name | Environmental Economics and Policy |
| Term | 2019-2020 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. UFUK GÜLTEKİN |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Gets general information about ecology, natural resources and environment, understands the relationships between economic systems and natural resources and the sustainability of natural resources and environment. Comprehends the policy tools developed to solve these problems.
Course Content
Natural resources in the world and in Turkey as land, water and minerals; economics of land, water and mining use; environment and sustainable development; economic and financial instruments used to protect the environment and natural resources; environmental policies; EIA applications, content and problems.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understand the interaction between economy and natural resources |
| LO02 | Have knowledge about social and economic approaches to the solution of natural resources and environmental problems |
| LO03 | Learns to measure the benefits and costs of natural resources |
| LO04 | Learn the environmental policies implemented in the European Union and Turkey |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Able to further develop and deepen knowledge acquired based on the undergradute level proficiencies in the fields of farm management and agricultural policy | 3 |
| PLO02 | - | Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics | 4 |
| PLO03 | - | Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area | 2 |
| PLO04 | - | Able to prepare reports on developments in national economy and agricultural sector; able to critically evaluate historical and actual developments in agriculture and economy; able to observe and interpret economics related publications | 0 |
| PLO05 | - | Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics | 0 |
| PLO06 | - | Able to combine data of actual developments with his knowledge, data and findings obtained in various disciplines and interpret them while supporting them with qualitative and quantitative data and also forming new knowledge through synthesis | 0 |
| PLO07 | - | Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams | 0 |
| PLO08 | - | Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process | 1 |
| PLO09 | - | Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments | 0 |
| PLO10 | - | Able to use acquired and digested agricultural economics knowledge in multidisciplinary studies, able to explain them, to transfer them to others, able to examine conclusions critically | 2 |
| PLO11 | - | Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools | 3 |
| PLO12 | - | Able to collect data according to scientific methods in order to solve economic problems, able to supervise and interprete data collected while taking into consideration social, scientific and ethical values | 1 |
| PLO13 | - | Able to develop analytical approaches in order to solve complicated problems that cannot be forecast beforehand in applications of agricultural economics and policy; able to design research process; able to produce solutions by taking on responsibility and to evaluate and justify solutions | 0 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic concepts, definition of relations between economy / agricultural economy, formation of environmental pollution, causes, historical development and sources of environmental pollution | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 2 | Environmental pollution: formation, causes, historical development and sources of environmental pollution | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 3 | Environmental problems and change in developed and developing countries | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 4 | Sustainability and Sustainable Development | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 5 | Economic and political approaches to natural resources and environmental problems in the historical development process | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 6 | Environment and economic relations | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 7 | Approach of economics schools to environmental and natural resources | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Economic approaches to pollution economy and pollution control | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 10 | Natural resources and environmental management | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 11 | The necessity, functions and coordination of national and international institutions and enterprises (legal, institutional and financial regulations) in environmental management and the financial resources of environmental management | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 12 | Natural resources and environmental problems in Turkey | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 13 | Development of environmental policies after the planned period in Turkey | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 14 | Environmental policies and legal regulations in Turkey and the EU | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 15 | Principles of polluter/user pays and applications | Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam |
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 | ||