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| MLY3005 | Environment Problems and Fiscal Solutions | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC FINANCE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir TOPAL | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to provide general information on the environmental problems, environment and economics, environmental problems and international relations. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | list basic environmental problems and their origins | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | explain theories of environmental policy instruments, and international aspects of environmental issues | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | determine international scope of environmental problems | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | indicate theories of environmental economics | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | propose appropriate strategies to resolve environmental problems | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| General concepts, emerging of environmental problems, classification of environmental problems, origins of environmental problems, rapid population growth, urbanization and industrial development, economical analysis on environmental problems, environment and international relations, internatinal agreements on environment, United Nations framework convention on climate change and Kyoto Protocol, environmental policy instruments; direct controls,economical and financial instruments, environmental impact assesment, solid vaste management, administrative structure concerning environment in Turkey. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | General concepts | | | Week 2 | Emerging environmental problems and classification of environmental problems | | | Week 3 | Origins of environmental problems, rapid population growth and urbanization | | | Week 4 | Environmental problems and industrial development | | | Week 5 | Economic analysis of environmental problems | | | Week 6 | Environmental problems and international relations | | | Week 7 | Climate change and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | | | Week 8 | Climate change and Kyoto protocol | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Internatinal environmental agreements | | | Week 11 | Environmental policy instruments; direct controls | | | Week 12 | Economical and financial instruments | | | Week 13 | Environmental impact assesment | | | Week 14 | Solid vaste management | | | Week 15 | Administrative structure concerning environment in Turkey | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ertürk, H. 2009; Çevre Bilimleri, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa. | | | |
| 1 | Keleş, R., Hamamcı, C., Çoban, A. 2012; Çevre Politikası, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/11/2016 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 11/01/2017 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 2 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 11 | 3 | 33 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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