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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Course
ENVE407 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Department
Environmental Engineering - English - Undergraduate
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
5
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
-
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the interaction among social, political, cultural, ecological and economic factors in the field of environmental management and is centrally concerned with understanding deliberate efforts to translate environmental knowledge into action in order to achieve particular outcomes in the way landscapes, societies and/or natural ecosystems are used and managed. The course will provide a critical survey of the contemporary field of environmental policy, planning and management. It will also consider how the objectives for land and resource use are shaped, fashioned and contested in democratic and non-democratic settings. Student’s will be tought dynamics and processes that impact ecological systems and they will understand the basic components of a sustainable development framework, study concepts of sustainable development theory and practice.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Foundations in environmental management
Week 2 Fundamentals of sustainability, business and governance
Week 3 Environmental principles, policy and legislation
Week 4 Environmental management systems Part I
Week 5 Environmental management systems Part II
Week 6 Environmental impact assessments Part I
Week 7 Environmental impact assessments Part II
Week 8 Controls of emissions to air
Week 9 Control of contamination of water resources
Week 10 Midterm Exam Week
Week 11 Control of waste and land use
Week 12 Control of environmental noise
Week 13 Sources and use of energy and energy efficiency
Week 14 Planning for and dealing with environmental emergencies
Week 15 Final Exam Week

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 1. Introduction to Environmental Management: Brian Waters
  2. 02 2. Environmental Management 1st Edition Science and Engineering for Industry: I.V Murali Krishna Valli Manickam

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes

  1. P01 Becoming aware of sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic engineering and agricultural science
  2. P02 Having sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic agricultural production especially in pomology, viticulture, olericulture, floriculture and agronomy, and their breeding
  3. P03 Being well equiped with practical experiences in agriculture
  4. P04 Finding the source of environmental, biotic, abiotic, technical and economical problems in agricultural crops which reduce yield and quality, and create solutions to related problems
  5. P05 Defining, classifying and naming cultivated crop plants and knowing how to manage them
  6. P06 Breeding of horticultural and field crops, developing new cultivars and producing propagation materials of new developed varieties
  7. P07 Applying up-to-date methods and techniques for preserving genetic resources and environment for sustainable use in agricultural commodities
  8. P08 Evaluating, asseying and analyzing the changes in cultivation of horticultural and agronomic crops in respect to irrigation, fertilization, defining pests and diseases and after postharvest handling
  9. P09 Establishing and managing orchards, vineyards and field crop productions and greenhouse operations
  10. P10 Obtaining data in horticulture and field crops along with researching, considering, recording, consulting and expert abilities, project writing and applying
  11. P11 Identifying different roles in enchancing individual abilities and skills beside taking responsibilities, participations in team works under any given conditions
  12. P12 Easily accessing to appropriate information and thinking analytically in their interested area and subjects. They can do accurate timing and planning in agricultural productions in year round. They think analytically, prepare questionaries, have an exploratory and creative vision and use the obtained knowledge for the benefit of farmers and societies
  13. P13 Having ability to transfer information and also able to easily communicate with the people in the field at different levels. They have self - confidence and self- improvement skills as well

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