INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Code |
Name of the Course Unit |
Semester |
In-Class Hours (T+P) |
Credit |
ECTS Credit |
| ECF218 |
INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Objectives and Contents |
| Objectives: |
The aim of lesson; The main motivation of the course is the need for environment- and society-oriented activities in order to prevent the destruction caused by decision-makers' profit-oriented policies and practices on nature and social layers. The course aims to provide students with the ability to develop new policies by bringing to light environmental and economic development practices through political and managerial approaches, by providing students with the ability to compare sustainability policies. |
| Content: |
The content of the course includes the historical and theoretical framework of the concept of sustainability, starting from environmental externalities and market disruptions; Comparative evaluation of sustainability policies implemented in the world and in Turkey within the conceptual and theoretical background; interpretation of numerical indicators of industrial ecology and green economy; and analysis of sustainability's relationship with justice and welfare. |