TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Hacı Ahmet Şahinöz
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand that 21st century is a century of periphery 2) Learn that the environmental problems that started with the Industrial Revolution have only come to the world agenda for the last half century. 3) Grasp that If the necessary measures are not taken against global warming and climate change, the melting glaciers will upset the existing social, economic, political and physical structure in our world. 4) Grasp that it is possible to prevent global warming and climate change only with the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. 5) Learn that newly industrialized countries, especially in China, including Turkey, insist on the use of fossil fuels, especially coal.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course teaches how to analyze the issues and problems related to environment and natural resources based on economic principles. Topics covered in the course include property rights, externalities, environmental appraisal, static and dynamic efficiency, natural resource use models over time, energy, recyclable resources, water resources, global warming and climate change, air pollution, water pollution and sustainable development. takes. The aim of the course is to increase the interest of the economics students in the very close relationship between natural resources and environment and economy.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basic Concepts 2nd Week Basic Environmental Problems-Environmental Pollution 3rd Week Causes of Environmental Problems 4th Week Human and Environment 5th Week Passive Member Period 6th Week Disruptive Member Period 7th Week Reconciliation Period 8th Week Sustainable Development 9th Week UN Environment Conferences and International Agreements 10th Week Environmental Policies 11th Week Economic Results of Environmental Policies 12th Week Environmental Policy Tools 13th Week European Union Environmental Policies 14th Week Turkey Environmental Policy
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Şahinöz, Ahmet ve Fotourehchi, Zahra (2019), Çevre Ekonomisi ve Politikaları, İmaj Yayınevi, Ankara. Tietnberg, Tom (2004). Environmental Economics and Policy, Fourt Edition, Boston: Pearson & Addison Wesley, Inc
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 1 10 Total(%) 45 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 45 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 55 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 4 4 Total Workload 145 Total Workload / 30 4,83 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No