Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
AGRI-ENVIRONMENT POLICY 801900715040 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals Students will be informed about the concepts related to environment, environmental problems caused agricultural activities and the reasons,the policies that are applied to the in the European Union in order to prevent these problems. The development of the skills agricultural policies which are applied in Turkey to be associated with for environment are intended.
Course Content Concepts related to environment, environmental problems caused agricultural activities, agri- environment policy in European Union, international agreements in field of agri-environment, policy measures addressing agri-environment in Turkey. GMO production data in the world , the potential effects of modern biotechnology on biodiversity, human health and sosyo-economic structure. Further world trade of genetically modified foods and legal arrangements related GMO are included in the content this course
Learning Outcomes 1) The basic concepts associated with the environment
2) Implemented in the European Union agri-environmental policies
3) Environment-friendly farming methods
4) Environmental problems caused by agricultural activites
5) The solution of environmental problems caused by agricultural activity for national and international policies

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Discussion of the basic concepts related to the environment Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Discussion of the cause of environmental problems Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Discussion of the relations between agricultural and environment Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week İnformation about the environmental problems caused byAgricultural activities is given. Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Environment-friendly agricultural methods of explaining Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Agricultural policies Implemented in the European Union and relationship with the environment Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Agricultural policies implemented in the European Union and relationship with the environment Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Agricultural policies Implemented inTurkey and relationship with the environment Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Agricultural policies Implemented inTurkey and relationship with the environment Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week The comparison of agri- environmental policies applied in Turkey and EU Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Discussion of the issues on the agenda related agriculture and environment Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Discussion of recommendations for protecting the environment Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Developments in genetically modified agricultural production in the world Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Possible effects of GMOS and genetically modified food trade in the world and the relevant legal regulations Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
"Egeli, G. 1996. Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye’de Çevre Politikaları. Türkiye Çevre Vakfı Yayın no:114. Ankara
"Eraktan,G, Winkler,W., Olhan,E. 2000. AB Çevre Hukuku İçerisinde Tarımsal Çevre Politikalarının Yeri, Önemi ve Türkiye İle Karşılaştırılması. IV. Ulusal Tarım Ekonomisi Kongresi. 6-8 Eylül 2000. Tekirdağ
"I. HODGE: Beyond Agri-environmental Policy: Towards an Alternative Model of Rural Environmental Governance. Land Use Policy 18 (2): 99-111, (2001).
"Kışlalıoğlu,M ve Berkes,F 1993. Çevre ve Ekoloji. Remzi Kitapevi. İstanbul
"Olhan, E. 2004. Avrupa Birliği Çevre Politikası ve Tarım. Ziraat Dünyası. Mayıs / Haziran 2004.Türkiye Ziraatçiler Derneği. Ankara
C. KIM: Developing Policies for Agriculture and Environment. Food & Fertilizer Technology Center. Taiwan, 2001
E.J. PETERSEN: Agri-Environmental Programs and the Candidate Countries EU: CAP and Enlargement- An opportunity for Nature and Environment? Institute for International and European Environmental Policy, Germany, 2003
H.P. PIORR: Çevre Politikası, Tarımsal çevre göstergeleri ve peyzaj göstergeleri. Agriculture, Ecosystem& Environment 98 (1-3): 17-33, (2003).
J. SUMELIUS, S. BACKMAN, T. SIPILAINEN: Agri-Environment Problems Before and During Transition. Sociologia Ruralis 45 (3): 153-170, (2005).
TÇV 2001. Avrupa Birliğinde ve Türkiye’de Çevre Mevzuatı. Türkiye Çevre Vakfı Yayını. TÇV Yayın No:149. Ankara
Uluğ,E. Vd.1992. İnsan Çevre ve Toplum. İmge Kitapevi Yayınları No:46. Ankara

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 5
Homework 1 20
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 20
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 20
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 20
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 11
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
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