Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT 14006035 3 + 0 3.0 10.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Emine Feryal TURAN
Assistants
Goals The main purpose of this course is to critically evaluate the approaches on natural resources and underdevelopment, discover main problems and search possible solutions to these defined problems
Course Content Reading and discussing relevant literature on the subjects listed on the course flow
Learning Outcomes 1) Lists the main discussion on natural resource management and underdevelopment
2) Assembles natural resource management with other discussions in sociology
3) Solves global environmental problems

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction for the Course Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Natural Resources Management: Basic Concepts and Approaches Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Natural Resources Management and Underdevelopment: Approaches and Discussions Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Natural Resources Management and Underdevelopment: Approaches and Discussions Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
Natural Resource Management and Underdevelopment Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Natural Resources and Different Interests / Conflicts Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Natural Resources, Development and Women Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Natural Resources and Policies Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Agriculture, Food and Underdevelopment Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Water Resources and Management Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Natural Resources and Protectionism Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework
11. Week Traditional Environment Knowledge and Natural Resources Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework
12. Week Presentations Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Presentations Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Sustainable Natural Resource Management Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Large Group Discussion
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Barbara Earth et. al. - Intensification Regimes in Village-Based Silk Production, Northeast Thailand: Boots (and Challenges) to Women's Authority
Barbara Rose Johnston - Who pays the Price? The Sociocultural Contect of Environmental Crisis
Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng - The Political Economy of Contract Farming in Tea in Kenya
Francis O. Adeola - Cross National Environmental Injustice and Human Rights Issues
Gabrilea Pechlaner and Gerardo Otero - Neoliberalism and Food Vulnerability: The Stakes for the South
Maria Mies - The Myth of Catching-Up Development
Richard Howitt - Rethinking Resource Management Justice, Sustainability and Indigenous People

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY13000
PY23000
PY33000
PY42000
PY63000
PY73000
PY82000

*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 50
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 40
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 2 30
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 3
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload