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INSTITUTE
OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Director: Orhan Yenigun
Assistant Directors: Isil Balcioglu, Ferhan Cecen
Professors: Isil Balcioglu, Miray Bekbolet, Ferhan Cecen, Aysen
Erdincler, Bahar Kasapgil Ince, Nilsun Ince, Gunay Kocasoy, Turgut T.
Onay, Melek Turker Sacan, Orhan Yenigün
Associate Professors: Nilgun Kiran Ciliz, Nadim Copty, Andrzej
Furman, Ali Kerem Saysel
Assistant Professors: Ibrahim Rasit Bilgin, Basak Guven
Instructor: Ceyda Senem Uyguner
The Institute offers graduate studies in M.S. and Ph.D. levels in the
fields of Environmental Sciences and Environmental Technology. The goal
of the graduate programs is to prepare professional environmental scientists,
engineers and researchers who can deal with the complexities of environmental
problems, propose scientifically and economically meaningful solutions,
develop recommendations for sound policies, and devise means to implement
the policies adopted. Furthermore, the Institute aims to emphasize the
importance of appropriate environmental technologies, intending to act
as a leader institution for developing countries.
The Institute also offers one course on the environment at the undergraduate
level.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ESC 301 The Environmental Dimension (Cevre Boyutu)
(3+0+0) 3
Introduction to ecology; material and energy cycles; populations and communities;
evolution. Major environmental issues facing humanity. Relations between
environmental and energy resources, population policies and technological
choices. Local waste management problems. Transboundary pollution of water
and air resources. Global environmental change and its relation to international
security. Students will be encouraged to follow environmental coverage
on national and international media and to discuss it in class. Also,
through guest lecturers, students will be exposed to a wide spectrum of
ideas on environmental issues.
ESC 305 Global Climate Change (Kuresel Iklim Degisikligi)
(3+0+0) 3
The earth and the greenhouse effect. Climate change in the past; predicting
future climate change. Modelling of climate change. Effects of global
climate change on freshwater and terrestrial systems; effects on the marine
environment, agriculture and human infrastructure. United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. Measures to prevent
climate change.
ESC 307 Social Ecology (Toplumsal Ekoloji ) (3+0+0)
3 ECTS: 6
Trends and developments in earth's post-industrial revolution environmental
history. Introduction to the concepts of ecosystems and their functions.
Fundamental vision on economics, human-ecosystem interactions and limits
to growth. Contemporary stresses on natural and socio-economic systems:
Global climate change, loss of biodiversity, food security and food soveregnity,
problems of transition in energy production and consumption, water stresses,
toxic chemicals and human health. Moral and political perspectives on
ecological problems. Movements and practices for environmental and social
change.
ESC 311 Environmental Science and Technology (3+0+0)
3
(Cevre Bilimleri Teknolojisi)
Environmental pollution and its causes; water, air and soil contaminants
and their sources. Transformation and transport mechanisms of environmental
pollutants. Pollution of surface and groundwaters. Water pollution and
control; air pollution, air pollutant emissions and control; soil pollution
and solid wastes; hazardous wastes and disposal.
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