Sustainable Development and Environment
Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Development and Environment | CEV318 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Aykan KARADEMİR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Comprehending the concept of sustainable development and its relevance to engineers and engineering practice, and in particular, being aware of major social and environmental problems.
2) Developing an appreciation of the concept of sustainability, development and the environment and its relation to need for systematic thinking (interconnections between economic/political/social/cultural factors and environmental sectors).
3) Comprehending need for long-term perspectives in considering sustainability including equity and fairness dimensions of sustainability together with problems of sustainability in various geographic settings.
4) Developing a critical sustainability approach for differing cultural and socio-economic conditions in the world.
5) Using the sustainability indexes and their components, and developing the concepts and methods to measure sustainability.
6) Connecting the sustainability and materials flow and evaluating the environmental effects of different goods based on a life cycle analysis.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||
| 1 | Low | Low | Low | High | |
| 2 | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Low | Low | Low | High | |
| 4 | Low | Low | Low | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | |
| 6 | High | High | Middle | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None.
Course Contents
Sustainability concept and its history; sustainability indexes; Environmental sustainability index and ecological footprint; Problems of population growth, food and poverty; Water supply problem; Urban air pollution; Solid wastes and recycling; Enery problem and alternative energy sources; Global warming; Economical development and the environment; Possibility and limits of sustainable development.
Weekly Schedule
1) Description of the course and introduction. Our lifestyles and thinking habits. Relation of them with the environment.2) Climate change and global warming. Future projections. Need for sustainability.
3) Sustainability concept and its history. Different descriptions.
4) Sustainability principles. Relationship between development and sustainability. Sustainability from economic, ecological and social perspectives.
5) Sustainability indicators. Environmental sustainability index.
6) Ecological footprint. Methodology for the calculation of ecological footprint.
7) Comparison ecological footprints of countries, regions and continents. Assessment of differences.
8) Midterm exam.
9) Social dimensions of sustainable development. Ineaquality problems and different approaches.
10) Problems of population growth, food and poverty. Water demand. Their relation with the sustainability.
11) Economics of sustainability. Evalution of economic thinking about the environment and the role of different economic factors.
12) Sustainable design and life cycle assessment.
13) Examples of sustainable design and projects.
14) Student presentations on sustainability.
15) Student presentations on sustainability.
16) Final project.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Lab / Workshop
4) Problem Solving
5) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Not Required