Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
LAND CONSERVATION: SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND POLICY INTERACTIONS 805012725020 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Günay ERPUL
Assistants
Goals Discussion of excessive use, deterioration and degradation of natural resources, sustainable natural resource management and policy
Course Content Overuse, stress, and degradation of natural resources., sustainable natural resource management and policy initiatives, Global Soil Partnership/ Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (GSP/ITPS), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification/Science-Policy Interface (UNCCD/SPI), Sustainable Development Goals and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Program, evaluation of policies and practices regarding land use and land conservation, international and national land use and conservation policies, institutions and their interactions.
Learning Outcomes 1) Overuse of natural resources, deterioration and development of preventive policies
2) Discussing the challenges of sustainable land, land and ecosystem management
3) Use of natural resources and comparison of scientific, managerial and political elements related to sustainable environmental management

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Excessive use of natural resources Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
2. Week Excessive use of natural resources Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
3. Week Depression and degradation Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
4. Week Depression and degradation Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
5. Week Sustainable natural resource management and policy initiatives Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
6. Week Sustainable natural resource management and policy initiatives Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
7. Week Sustainable natural resource management and policy initiatives Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
8. Week Midterm Exam Question Answer
9. Week Global Soil Partnership Intergovernmental Soil Technical Panel (GSP / ITPS), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD / SPI) Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week Global Soil Partnership Intergovernmental Soil Technical Panel (GSP / ITPS), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD / SPI) Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
11. Week Global Soil Partnership Intergovernmental Soil Technical Panel (GSP / ITPS), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD / SPI) Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
12. Week Sustainable Development Goals and Land Degradation Balancing Program (ATD) Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
13. Week Sustainable Development Goals and Land Degradation Balancing Program (ATD) Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
14. Week Evaluation of policies and practices regarding land use and land conservation Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
15. Week International and national land use and conservation policies, institutions and their interactions Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
FAO, 2011. Looking Ahead In World Food and Agriculture: Perspectives to 2050.
FAO, 2015. Status of the World’s Soil Resources, Main Report.
IPCC, 2007. Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Summary for Policymakers. Working Group II Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Forth Assessment Report.
Liniger, HP., Mekdaschi Studer, R. Moll, P., Zander, U. 2017. Making sense of research for sustainable land management. Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Switzerland and Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.
Türkiye Arazi Tahribatının Dengelenmesi. 2016. Ulusal Rapor 2016 - 2030. T.C. Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı
UNCCC, 2013. Desertification, land degradation & drought (DLDD) -
UNCCD, 2016. Desertification
WOCAT 2007. Where the land is greener: Case studies of soil and water conservation initiatives worldwide. Editors: Hanspeter Liniger and William Critchley.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15555
PY25555
PY35555
PY45555
PY55555

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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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 4
Homework 1 30
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 30
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 50
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload