At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learns environmental problems and policies. 2) provide an environmental perspective for Political Science and International Relations events and topics. 3) know about the world's environmental problems. 4) be promoted to be and stay informed about current issues by following current happenings and events.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION
The aim of the course is to provide a platform for discussing the important theoretical and practical topics in international environmental policies. Locating environmental issues within the framework of international relations, analyzing the actors and institutions that command the environmental policies, contemporary proposals for providing solutions to certain environmental problems are within the scope of the course.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction. Interdependence and the Environment
2nd Week
Sustainable Development - The United Nation's Role
3rd Week
Sustainable Development - The North-South Gap Aspect
4th Week
Sustainable Development - The Situation in Turkey
5th Week
Renewable Energies
6th Week
Environmental Protection
7th Week
Midterm Exam
8th Week
The Atmosphere: Global Warming and Ozone Depletion
9th Week
Biodiversity / Forests and Oceans
10th Week
Pollution
11th Week
Natural Resources: World Energy
12th Week
Natural Resources: Minerals, Land, Water
13th Week
International Security and the Environment
14th Week
The Environment and me - What I can do
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Required Reading Girdner, Eddie J. and Jack Smith: Killing Me Softly: Toxic Waste, Corporate Profit and the Struggle for Environmental Justice, New York: Monthly Review, 2002. Recommended Readings Deudney, Daniel H. & Matthew (Ed.): Contested Grounds: Security and Conflict in the New Environmental Politics, Albany: Suny, 1999. Guimaraes, Roberto: The Ecopolitics of Development in the Third World, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1991. Harrison, Paul: The Third World Revolution: Population, Environment, and a Sustainable World, New York: Penguin USA, 1994. Kakönen, Jyrki (Ed.:) Perspectives on Environmental Conflict and International Politics, London: Pinter, 1992. Luterbacher, Urs & Sprinz, Detlef F.: International Relations and Global Climate Change, MIT, 2001. Schleicher, Klaus (Ed.): Pollution Knows No Frontiers: A Reader, New York: Paragon, 1992. Stevis, Dimitris & Assetto, Valerie: The International Political Economy of the Environment: Critical Perspectives, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2001. Swanson, Timothy M. (Ed.): The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change, New York: Cambridge, 1998. Ulusal Çevre ve Kalkınma Programı: Dünya Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Zirvesi Johannesburg 2002, Türkiye Ulusal Raporu 2002, Ankara 2002. United Nations: Comprehensive Assessment of the Freshwater Resources of the World, New York: United Nations, 1997. Zacher, Marc W. (Ed.): The International Political Economy of Natural Resources, Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar, 1993.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
20
Assignment
1
20
Attendance
1
20
Total(%)
60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
40
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1,5
1,5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
2
28
Preparation for Final exam
1
30
30
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
30
30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1,5
1,5
Homework
1
20
20
Total Workload
153
Total Workload / 30
5,1
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
