This course aims to introduce contemporary environmental issues and the challenges of both understanding and responding to them with a sustainable approach. The course presents economic, political, cultural and ethical perspectives on environmental problems, focusing on issues such as climate change, urban environmental problems, land use change, biodiversity, access to water and food, and vulnerability and adaptation to environmental change and disaster risk. In this course, human-environment relationships, social change, conceptions of power, and the role of individual and collective action in systems-scale change will be discussed.
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)
Professor Yaşar Dilek Ünalan
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday. 15.00-17.00 Online
Office Hour(s)
Tursday 19.00-20.00 Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Presentation and Discussion
Principle Sources
-Environment and Society: a Critical Introduction (2nd Edition). P.Robbins, J. Hintz and S.A. Moore. London: Wiley Blackwell. 2014.
True Wealth. J. Schor. New York: Penguin Press. 2010.
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Relationships between Society, Environment and Economy
Presentation and Discussion
2. Week
Population and Scarcity
Presentation and Discussion
3. Week
Markets and Commodities
Presentation and Discussion
4. Week
Environmental Economics: A very brief introduction
Presentation and Discussion
5. Week
Institutions and “The Commons
Presentation and Discussion
6. Week
Environmental Ethics
Presentation and Discussion
7. Week
8. Week
9. Week
Political Economy
Presentation and Discussion
10. Week
Environmental Justice
Presentation and Discussion
11. Week
Social Construction of Nature
Presentation and Discussion
12. Week
Climate Change
Envisioning a Sustainable Future
Presentation and Discussion
13. Week
Agriculture, Food and Culture
Presentation and Discussion
14. Week
Overview of the Course Contents
Presentation and Discussion
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
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Weight(%)
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Comprehends both theoretical and applied subjects in international trade at the advanced level, and uses his/her knowledge when necessary.
PO-2
Analyses basic concepts and data related to International Trade and Economics by scientific methods, interprets those with analytically, and evaluates those with regard to economic issues.
PO-3
Express his/her thoughts, comments and evaluations related to International Trade discipline both in written and oral forms.
PO-4
Defines current problems, and proposes solutions which are supported by evidence and research based quantitative and qualitative data.
PO-5
Inspects how public and private sector enterprises engaged in trade activities operates in practice, and evaluates the continuities and the dynamism in these sectors.
PO-6
Defines and tracks local, regional (such as European Union or Middle East) and global issues from the point of political economics, and relates these issues to each other.
PO-7
Possesses sufficient knowledge in other disciplines related to International Trade (such as Economics, Finance, International Business and Law), and reports this information.
PO-8
Follows publications and research in International Trade, Globalisation and Financial Systems in the English language, and communicates with his/her colleagues internationally.
PO-9
Uses a second language (Russian, Chinese, etc.) at the intermediate level.
PO-10
Possesses ethical principles and scientific values in collection, interpretation and release of data.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
an ability to analyze the role that discourses play in framing problems and solutions;
LO-2
an ability to interpret different perspectives and approaches to environmental problems
LO-3
an ability to interpret how multiple processes (e.g., economic change, urbanization, epidemics, etc.) intersect and interact;
LO-4
an ability to interpret how environmental problems are linked to development;
LO-5
an ability to analyze relationships between human-environment relationships and society-technology dynamics
