| Course Name: | ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT |
| Course Code: | ENVE 431 |
| Type of Course: | Undefined |
| Level of Course: | Undergraduate (First Cycle) |
| Year of Study: | 4 |
| Semester/Trimester: | Fall |
| ECTS Credits: | 5 |
| FU Credits: | 3 |
| Name(s) of Lecturer(s): | Mehmet BORAT EA-102 ( mborat@fatih.edu.tr ) |
| Course Coordinator: | Mehmet BORAT |
| Objectives of the Course: | Information about the importance of the environmental impact assessment activities and procedures to protect the environment against the human activities. Information about the administrative and technical methods and principles to take into account during the environmental impact assessment process. Information about the preparing the environmental impact assessment report. |
| Course Description: | Environment is manageable. The course will cover the state-of-art techniques and methods of contemporary environmental planning and management such as environmental standards, ISO 14000 series of "International Environmental Management Standards", environmental auditing, economic tools of environmental management, marketable pollution quotas, green taxes, waste markets, national/local agenda 21s, environmental impact assessment, environmental institutions at home and abroad, Turkish environmental law and so many others |
| Learning Outcomes: | 1. Historical information about the EIA. Case studies. NEPA.
2. Major developments and new infrastructure projects and their effects on environment
3. Regulations of Environmental Impact Assessment in Turkey.
4. Regulations of environmental impact assessment in other countries.
5. Environmental impact assessment and implementation procedures
6. Sensitive areas. Cultural and historical assets and their importance.
7. Environmental impact assessment methods.
8. Assessment of the environmental impacts.
9. Report preparation
10. Monitoring and controlling of the projects |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face-to-Face |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Co-requisites: | None |
Course Contents:
( Weekly Lecture Plan ) | | Week | Topics | | 1 | Historical information about the EIA. Case studies and NEPA. | | 2 | Major developments and new infrastructure projects and their effects on environment | | 3 | Regulations of Environmental Impact Assessment in Turkey | | 4 | Regulations of Environmental Impact Assessment in Turkey | | 5 | Regulations of environmental impact assessment in other countries | | 6 | Environmental impact assessment and implementation procedures | | 7 | Project Introduction General Format | | 8 | Environmental Impact Assessment Report Special Format | | 9 | Sensitive areas. Cultural and historical assets. | | 10 | Environmental impact assessment methods | | 11 | Assessment of the environmental impacts | | 12 | Public participation meetings | | 13 | Report preparation. | | 14 | Monitoring and controlling of the projects. |
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| Recommended Reading: | Larry W. Canter, “Environmental Impact Assessment”, McGraw Hill,1996.
ISBN 0-07-009767-4 |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | Lectures, Presentation, Assignments, Case Studies |
| Assessment Methods: |
| Method | Quantity |
(%) | | Homework | 1 | 20 | | Midterm Exam(s) | 1 | 30 | | Final Exam | 1 | 50 | |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Work Placement(s): | N/A |
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