The purpose of this course is to introduce current topics and methods in Environmental Economics. The course covers topics such as pressing environmental and natural resource issues and possible solutions in terms of choices, tradeoffs, and scarcity, i.e. This course provides economic principles and tools that are used to mitigate pollution, climate change and the use of renewable natural resources such as forests and fisheries, as well as the problem of managing non-renewable resources.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
Assoc. Prof.Dilek Ünalan
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
This course was not opened in the 2022-2023 academic year...
Office Hour(s)
Dilek Unalan, Tuesday, 13.00-14.00, Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Presentation aided by visual material
Inclass discussions and active participation
Research conduct and presentation of the findings
Principle Sources
- M. Narin ve C. Tasdogan, Dogal Kaynaklar ve Cevre Ekonomisi, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2019.
- M. Durman, M. ve H. Onder, (2. Baski) Dogal Kaynaklar ve Cevre Ekonomisi, Ekin Yayinevi, Bursa, 2016.
Other Sources
- Book Chapters and Notes from the Instructor of the Course
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction: Development of environmental thinking in economics
Presentation and discussion
2. Week
Alternative definitions and measurements of sustainability
Define the concept and types of entrepreneurship in historical development within the framework of entrepreneurship theory.
PO-2
Develop awareness about ways to improve personal and corporate innovation and creativity
PO-3
Distinguish the different aspects of SME management and its problems from SME management and its problems
PO-4
Design a business plan to start a new business
PO-5
Assess the institutionalization process of newly established businesses
PO-6
Employ the information and skill that is related to entrepreneurship in the career life and apply it to the workplace environment.
PO-7
Explain new business in social environment with social capital and communication competence
PO-8
Interpret knowledge of innovation and the importance of innovation that learned during education life with up-to-date information and adopt it to business life
PO-9
Identify how to reach entrepreneurship supports thanks to the basic and up-to-date information gained on entrepreneurship and estimates about the change and paradigm shifts in the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
PO-10
Compose the conceptual and cognitive knowledge with expert knowledge required by business life
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
discusses ecological, economic and social dimensions of sustainable development as well as the concept of strong and weak sustainability
LO-2
sets links between natural resource use, planetary boundaries, economic growth and sustainable development
LO-3
formulates economic explanations for environmental problems
LO-4
evaluates possibilities and limitations of environmental economic valuation methods
LO-5
analyses relationships between economic growth and the environment.
