Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Issues and Governance
Course Code: KAY306
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Environmental importance of the protection, basic concepts, the basic principles of the natural environment approach, assess for Turkey, to analyze the national legislation related to the environment, sustainable environment and sustainable development principles to ensure environmental protection and use the balance in accordance with the strategy put forth, environmental and national environmental organization with economic aspects assess Turkey's conservative approach to determine the causes of environmental problems related to the application and environmental crimes, taking into account management and integrated management practices to develop strategies to overcome the problem

Course Content

Environmental Management and Policy course is a basic course in Public Administration, providing knowledge and skills to the students about the basic processes of environmental management. The course is assessed legal and administrative foundations of environmental cases, environmental risks and to eliminate the effects of these risks or, aiming to minimize to ensure the sustainability of the environment defined the mechanism provides a framework that examined international documents.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. Having a general perspective on the scope of environmental problems in the 21st century
2. To deepen the level of knowledge on environmental legislation
3.Establish a link between public administration and environmental protection and development
4. To understand the conceptual framework of environmental management
5. To comprehend the problem areas and solutions for the future of the environment
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Zerrin TOPRAK, Çevre Yönetimi ve Politikası, Birleşik Yayınları, 2012.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Environmental Issues and Management presentation of the general framework of the subjects of the course Identifying the basic terminology related to environmental issues
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic concepts
Week 3 - Theoretical
Environmental Management and Administrative Structure relevant basic legislation in Turkey
Week 4 - Theoretical
Related primary legislation
Week 5 - Theoretical
Environmental Pollution Problems of Economic Perspectives, Free Market Environmentalism and Applicability in Turkey
Week 6 - Theoretical
Forests and Sustainable Forestry, National Parks and Management
Week 7 - Theoretical
Integrated Solid Waste Management
Week 8 - Theoretical
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Renewable Energy Resources and the Environment, use of non-renewable Energy Resources and Environmental Problems
Week 12 - Theoretical
Environmentally Ideologies, Voluntary Organisations and the Environment, Globalization Impacts of Environmental Management
Week 13 - Theoretical
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard, the European Union and Council of Europe Integrated Environmental Policy, Environmental Philosophy in International Treaties
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Rewiev
Week 15 - Theoretical
Presentation Review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130113
Individual Work130226
Midterm Examination128129
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)99
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026