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Week
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Topics
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Study Metarials
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1
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Introduction: General concepts and definitions of soil degradation
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K1. Chapter 1
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2
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Soil fertility, soil productivity, soil quality and soil health
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K1. Chapter 1
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3
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Soil degradation types and solutions
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K1. Chapter 1
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4
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Physical causes of soil degradation
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K1. Chapter 2
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5
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Chemical causes of soil degradation
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K1. Chapter 5
K2. Chapter 6
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6
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Biological causes of soil degradation
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K2. Chapter 8
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7
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The effects of soil degradation: land degradation / desertification and drought
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K4.
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8
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Models used to determine soil quality and degradation: introduction of DIS4ME model
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
SR2
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9
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Models used to determine soil quality and degradation: application of DIS4ME model
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
SR2
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10
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Field study: Filling soil sampling and land survey forms to determine soil degradation
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
SR2
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11
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Determination of soil degradation: Collection of data
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
SR2
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12
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Determination of soil degradation: Analysis of data
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
SR2
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13
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Evaluation and modeling of obtained data
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
SR2
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14
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Submission of the prepared project as a result of field studies
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Presentation preparation
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Prerequisites
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Language of Instruction
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Turkish
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Responsible
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Üyesi Ebru GÜL
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Instructors
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Assistants
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Resources
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1. Osman, K.T. 2014. Soil Degradation, Conservation and Remediation, , Springer, ISBN 978-94-007-7589-3, Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London.
2. I.P. Abrol, P. Alvo, F. De Coninck, H. Eswaran, N.R Fausey, RK. Gupta, R Lal, T.J. Logan, D.A. MacLeod, E. McKyes, C.E. Mullins, K.H. Northcote, G.S.V. Raghavan, G.K. Sims, B.A. Stewart, J.M. Tisdall, T. Varghese, and I.M. Young. 1990. Soil Degradation, Advances in Soil Science, Volume 11, Edited by R. Lal and B.A. Stewart
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Supplementary Book
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SR1. Desertification indicator system for mediterranean Europe, https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/projects/dis4me
SR 2. Dykes, A.P, Mulligan, M., Wainwright, J. 2015. Monitoring and Modelling Dynamic Environments. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Goals
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It aims to provide expertise on soil degradation and different types, causes and processes.
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Content
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It contains information about soil degradation, soil fertility, soil fertility, soil quality and soil health, soil degradation types and solutions.
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Program Learning Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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1
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Must learn the methods of both improving the basic sciences and engineering knowledge and obtaining new knowledges at a level of expertise
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2
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Must be able to design, develop, and apply methods and experiments at advanced level to solve forestry problems, and analyses and interpret their results
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5
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3
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Must be able to provide solutions for the country?s forestry and environmental problems by considering global, public and ecosystem conditions
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4
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4
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Must be able to setup interdisciplinary approach to reach an advanced solution for forestry problems
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5
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Must be able to act in an advanced level of professional ethics and responsibility during the identification and resolution of problems encountered in forestry
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6
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Must be able to do the task in a single or multi-disciplinary working groups, and be able to show effective communication
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7
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Must have the ability to effective use of both information technologies and a foreign language at an advanced level
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8
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Must be able to describe, foresee and solve the current problems in the fields of forestry and other related problems at advanced level brought by current global developments
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5
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9
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Must be able to use the tools and techniques required for forestry applications at an advanced level
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-
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10
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Must be able to think, interpret, analyse and synthesize forestry practices at an advanced level by using a three dimensional perspective
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11
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Must be able to research and survey any kinds of natural resources and event, and write advanced reliable reports by using the achieved findings
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5
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12
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Must be able to understand the necessity of life-long learning at an advanced level, and to be able to use the methods that keeps obtained knowledge up date
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3
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