COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES OF THE EU

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 6090 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES OF THE EU ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

European Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

European Studies

Course Objective

Course aims to teach students principals of environmental management philosophy of the EU. Teach main documents of the environmental policy, principles of environmental management, environmental standards, main regulations and agreements. Provide students with understanding of how environmental changes impact on environmental policies, and the balance of healthy cities and environment protection-consumption.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know principal environmental values of the EU
2   Learn environmental agreements of the EU
3   Evaluate sectoral developments and environmental values in the member states and interpret from Turkish point of view
4   Learn main principles of enviromental ideology in the EU
5   Know integratedness of disaster management and environmeal standards
6   Relate environmental philosophy to various international organisations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Subsidiarity and principles of environmental philosophy
3 Environmental protection and security philosophy
4 EU Environmental agreements and action plans
5 Environmental protection principles
6 Climate changes and environmental standards
7 Main sectors in the EU
8 Midterms
9 EU Environment Agreement
10 EU Agricultural Sector
11 European Urban Charter and the New Charter
12 HABITAT Meetings
13 Youth Policy
14 Cyber Attacks and Environmental Protection
15 Various dimensions of security
16 Finals

Recomended or Required Reading

Çevre Yönetimi temel kitapları
Avrupa Birliği Çevre ile ilgili Dokümanları
Uluslararası örgütlerde Çevre Yaklaşımları
1. Zerrin Toprak Karaman, & Altay, Asuman(1997); Global Governance Caused By New World Order , Marmara Journal of European Studies, M.Ü. Avrupa Topluluğu Enstitüsü, Cilt:5, S:1-2, Istanbul, 78-87.
2. Zerrin Toprak (1995); Globalleşmede Çevre Faktörü ve Çevre Korumacı Ideolojiye Politik Bir Yaklaşım , Yeni Türkiye, Çevre Özel Sayısı, Yıl:l, S:5.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

15 minutes of review of previous week's topics
Provide a general framework on weekly schedule
Presentation of the lecture based on materials provided by the book
Control focused brain storming for some weeks
Support by case studies
Analyses of case studies Assignments

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zerrin.toprak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 162

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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