Information Package / Course Catalogue
Problems in Land Uses
Course Code: ZTO601
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: 
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 7
Objectives of the Course

Problems related to land use. Assessment according to the relevant legal regulations and practices and about taking precautions.

Course Content

The presence of soil, agricultural character of land use based on agricultural policies of countries and non-agricultural land-use issues and the problems created by the country, the benefits of agricultural land, the country's economy. The land reform, land distribution and use of the past and today in our country. Necessary arrangements in this regard in the future.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The ability to evaluate the characteristics of agricultural soils.
2.The ability of getting information about land use according to countries agricultural policies.
3.The ability to compare with the statutory regulation of land usels.
4.The ability to diagnose problems related to land use.
5.The ability evaluating the challenges of the current legal regulations and develop recommendations for their solutions.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Methods for assessing soil quality/ed. W. Doran and Alice J. Jones Madison Soil Science Society of America 1996.
2.Environmental soil and water chemistry: principles and applications/Bill Evangelou New York John Wiley and Sons 1998.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The soil presence and their agricultural characteristics
Week 2 - Theoretical
The use of land according to countries and agricultural policies
Week 3 - Theoretical
Agricultural lands and their non-agricultural land uses and the problems
Week 4 - Theoretical
Agricultural lands and their non-agricultural land uses and the problems
Week 5 - Theoretical
The position of agricultural land in economic life of country
Week 6 - Theoretical
The position of agricultural land in economic life of country
Week 7 - Theoretical
Soil reform
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
The land use and its distribution in the past and present
Week 10 - Theoretical
Existing laws related to land use
Week 11 - Theoretical
Existing laws related to land use
Week 12 - Theoretical
Existing laws related to land use
Week 13 - Theoretical
Applications of the laws
Week 14 - Theoretical
The applications in the future with respect to the land use
Week 15 - Theoretical
The applications in the future with respect to the land use
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Term Project202040
Midterm Examination104040
Final Examination105050
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)172
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
2
2
5
5
OÇ-2
5
4
2
5
2
OÇ-3
5
4
3
5
1
OÇ-4
5
4
3
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
3
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026