| Code: KMY523 |
Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS |
Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 |
ECTS: 6 |
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| Year/Semester of Study |
1 / Fall Semester |
| Level of Course |
2nd Cycle Degree Programme |
| Type of Course |
Optional |
| Department |
KAMU YÖNETİMİ (TEZLİ YÜKSEK LİSANS) |
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites |
None |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to Face |
| Teaching Period |
14 Weeks |
| Name of Lecturer |
LEYLA KAHRAMAN (lkahraman@nevsehir.edu.tr) |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) |
None |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course is to examine environmental problems (unhealthy settlements, destruction of the natural environment-air pollution, water pollution, etc.), the effects of these problems on the environment and the conservation policies that can be applied to provide a livable environment, the protection and improvement of the environment and the pursuit of the quality of environmental values. |
| Learning Outcomes |
PO |
MME |
| The students who succeeded in this course: |
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| LO-1 |
Will be able to explain the basic issues related to environmental problems and policies. |
PO-1 Gain theoretical and practical compelling knowledge in the field of political science, management science, law, urbanization and environmental struggles.
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Examination
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| LO-2 |
They can define natural values and methods of protection of natural values. |
PO-1 Gain theoretical and practical compelling knowledge in the field of political science, management science, law, urbanization and environmental struggles.
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Examination
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| LO-3 |
Explain the political, social and economic effects of environmental problems. |
PO-1 Gain theoretical and practical compelling knowledge in the field of political science, management science, law, urbanization and environmental struggles.
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Examination
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PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
| Course Contents |
| The content of this course; The emergence of environmental problems, human-environment relationship, system approach to environmental problems, environmental problems caused by industrialization and urbanization, pollution of environmental values, economic dimension of environmental problems, environmental movements, environmental problems in Turkey, environmental protection measures and policies. |
| Weekly Course Content |
| Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 |
Introduction of the Course and Concepts (Ecology, Nature, Environment, Political Ecology, Common Goods etc.) Lecture. |
Lecture. |
| 2 |
Ethical Approaches to the Environment (anthropocentric ethics, ecocentric ethics, biocentric ethics and ecocentric ethics) |
Lecture. |
| 3 |
Environment and Society Interaction (History-Population) |
Lecture. |
| 4 |
Environmental Values and Pollution (Definition, Occurrence, Causes, Control and Environmental Effects) |
Lecture. |
| 5 |
Air and Water Pollution (Definition, Formation, Causes, Control and Environmental Effects) |
Lecture. |
| 6 |
Noise and Soil Pollution (Definition, Formation, Causes, Control and Environmental Effects) |
Lecture. |
| 7 |
Loss of Flora and Fauna (Definition, Occurrence, Causes, Control and Environmental Effects) |
Lecture. |
| 8 |
mid-term exam |
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| 9 |
Environment and Economy Relationship (Environmental Goods, Externalities, Various Branches of Economy and Environment, Environment and Development, EIA) |
Lecture. |
| 10 |
Environmental Thoughts and Movements (Limits to Growth, Deep Ecology, Ecosocialism, Ecofascism, Ecofeminism, Ecomarxism) |
Lecture. |
| 11 |
Environmental Policy and Management (Environmental Policy Concept, Approaches, Tools) |
Lecture. |
| 12 |
International Dimensions of Environmental Policy (Policies, Organizations and Legal Dimension) |
Lecture. |
| 13 |
Environmental Management and Policy in Turkey (Organization, Basic Legislation, Protection by Judicial Decisions) |
Lecture. |
| 14 |
The Right to the Environment as a Human Right |
Lecture. |
| 15 |
Ecological Issues and Controversies: Analyzing Films and Documentaries |
Lecture. |
| 16 |
final exam |
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| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
| 1 |
1 Aykut Çoban, Can Hamamcı, Ruşen Keleş, Çevre Politikası, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, Ekim 2009. |
| 2 |
Çevre Sorunlarına Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar, Edit: Mehmet Marin, Uğur Yıldırım, Beta Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2004. |
| Required Course instruments and materials |
| Projection, article |
