COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMY ...

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4228 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMY ... ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Agricultural Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR YASEMIN ERGÜNER

Offered to

Agricultural Management (Evening)
Agricultural Management

Course Objective

At the end of this course the students; of dealing with the causes of natural resource and environmental issues, results and to identify ways of the economy will have an idea on how to apply the principles of to analyze policy issues related to natural resource use and knowledge and acquire skills in using economic concepts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To analyse about that environmental and natural resource problems the basic principles behind the economic approach
2   To interpret th concept of Irrigation systems, water resources and water pollution
3   Analyze environmental problems such as non-market valuation methods
4   Graphical examination environmental problems means to transfer
5   Evaluate the current global environmental problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Scope of the course, aim, significance and basic concepts
2 Economic Approach to Environmental Problems Water Resources, Links between Environment and Economy
3 Public Goods, Property Rights and Environmental Externalities
4 Definition and Classification of natural resources, renewable and non-renewable resources, Natural Resources and Population Relationship
5 Water and Natural Resource Potential of Türkiye
6 Soil and Water Resources, Use, Environmental Issues
7 Sustainability and Sustainable Development and Agriculture Scarcity and Sustainable Use of Water Resources
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Agriculture, Water and Environmental Pollution, Agricultural Externalities
10 Economic Valuation: Concepts and Methods
11 Market-Based and Non-Market Valuation Methods
12 Natural Resources and Environmental Issues in International Level and Türkiye
13 Current Global Environmental Issues I
14 Current Global Environmental Issues II
15 General Evaluation and Review
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Karacan, A.R. (2007). Çevre Ekonomisi ve Politikası, E.Ü. Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Fakültesi Yayın No:6, Izmir.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Question-Answer
3. Active Participation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be measured by midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 2 12 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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