COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING OF COASTAL ZONE RESOURCES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CZM 5015 MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING OF COASTAL ZONE RESOURCES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Course Objective

This course is focused on the management of the marine environment within the scope on the planning and organization of the natural resources derived out of the sea. As the management of marine resources and marine space becomes more sophisticated, a primary consideration of sustainable development becomes essential and this course will be examining the marine environment through this viewpoint.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to describe sustainable coastal development
2   Will be able to identify indicators for ICZM
3   Will be able to give the students explaination of coastal zone planning and stakeholder participitation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Course Outline, Textbook, Homework, References 1.2 Assignment of Class Projects and Papers 1.3 Concepts of Change in Coastal Environments 1.4 Physical Processes 1.5 Sediments 1.6 Coastal Ecosystems
2 THE STATE OF LIVING MARINE RESOURCES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT 2.1 Nearshore and Estuarine Resources and Their Environment 2.2 Coastal and Shelf-sea Resources and Their Environment 2.3 Resources and Environments of Enclosed and Semi-enclosed Seas
3 HUMAN DIMENSIONS IN ICZM 3.1. Sustainable coastal development 3.2. Indicators for ICZM 3.3. Social perception of risk informing ICZM on accidental oil-spill pollution
4 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND ICZM 4.1. ICZM and climate change
5 THE MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL WATERS 5.1 Water Supply and Waste Disposal 5.2 Energy Resources and Coastal Water Management 5.3 Coastal Water Management for Recreation
6 THE MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL LANDS AND SEDIMENTS 6.1 Scope 6.2 Losses of Coastal Land
7 MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS 7.1 Terrestrial environments 7.2 Coastal wetlands
8 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
9 IMPACT OF COASTAL ECOSYTEMS 9.1 The effects of human impact on coastal ecosystem 9.2 The impact of population density and urbanization in the coastal zone
10 COASTAL GOVERNANCE 10.1 Coastal zone planning and stakeholder participitation
11 COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 11.1 The Mediterranean and its Coastal Zone 11.2 Regional Initiatives in Coastal Zone Management 11.3 Policy Options for the Future
12 COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT IN TURKEY 12.1 Coastal areas opputunities and challenges 12.2 Policy responses and practices 12. Integrated Management Study for the area of Izmir
13 STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS (DISCUSSION)
14 STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS (DISCUSSION)

Recomended or Required Reading

Carter, R.W.G., Coastal Environments, 1991. Academic Press Limited, London.

Coastal araea management in Turkey, Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre, Split, UNEP 2005, ISBN 953-6429-54-3, 70 pp.

Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean, UNEP 2001, ISBN 953-6429-40-3, 74 pp.

Integrated Management Study for the area of Izmir, MAP Technical Reports Series No. 84, 1994, 130pp.

Moksness E., Dahl E. And Stottrup J., 2009. Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN: 978-1-4051-3950-2, 340 pp.

Living Marine Resources and Their Sustainable Development, 1995, FAO.

Sorensen, Jens C, 1990. Institutional Arrangements for Managing Coastal Resources and Environments, Coastal Publication No:1, Washington, DC.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend both the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Reading the related parts of the course material each week, attending the course and participating in class discussions are the requirements of the course. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. Participation is obligatory 75% of lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Filiz Küçüksezgin
Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Enstitüsü
Inciraltı 35340, Izmir
Tel: 232-278 55 65
E mail: filiz.ksezgin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Cuma, Pazartesi
15:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Field study 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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