COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEMAL CAN BIZSEL

Offered to

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Course Objective

The course aims to provide comprehensive information and knowledge for students on the recent ideas and approaches on environmental impact assessment works in the coastal zones, with particular emphasis on project planning phase. It covers all dimensions of EIA in terms of ecological , economic, social and political aspects. A special weight will be given to the merits and provisions offered by marine sciences for the efforts of environmental impact assessment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Donnelly, A., Dalal-Clayton, B. and Hughes, R. 1998. A Directory of Impact Assessment Guidelines. International Institute for Environment and Development, Russell Press, Nottingham, 211p, ISBN: 1 899825 11 8
Kristensen, P 2004. DPSIR Framework. European Topic Center on Water, European Environment Agency, 10p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is composed of lectures and project preperation. The lectures comprises the most common methods as well as the theories and approaches behind them. The concept of integrated zone management forms the main core of the philosophy of the course. During the term, the students are also responsible to develop an EIA project on a coastal zone with given virtual specifications. The completed projects will be presented to the class for discussion at the end of the term.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes