Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural Environmental Economics
Course Code: ZTE519
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: None
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The primary objective of this course is to enable students to gain knowledge sand skills in analyzing the economic use of natural resources and environment-agriculture interaction.

Course Content

Economic analyses of natural resource use, sustainable development, environmental valuation techniques.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Altuğ ÖZDEN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to gain knowledge and skills in analyzing the valuation of environment.
2.To be able to gain knowledge and skills in analyzing the agriculture-environment interaction.
3.To be able to understand the situtaion of natural resources in our country and the world.
4.To be able to understand the agricultural related environmental problems
5.To be able to analyze the international environmental agreements and their impacts.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Scope of Environmental Economics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Property Rights, Externalities and Environmental Problems
Week 3 - Theoretical
Markets, Risk and Uncertainty
Week 4 - Theoretical
Benefit-Cost Analysis
Week 5 - Theoretical
The control of Environmental Pollution
Week 6 - Theoretical
Growth, Underdevelopment, and Environment
Week 7 - Theoretical
Sustainable Development
Week 8 - Theoretical
Environmental Valuation Methods
Week 9 - Theoretical
Hedonic Price and Willingness to Pay
Week 10 - Theoretical
Contingent Valuation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Travel Cost Method
Week 12 - Theoretical
Climate Change and Agriculture
Week 13 - Theoretical
Climate Change and Agriculture (Continues)
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1483154
Seminar114216
Midterm Examination114216
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)202
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
2
3
4
4
4
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
4
2
3
4
4
4
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026