Geoecological principles of sustainable development and management of natural resources
Course: Cross-border environmental cooperation
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
Title
Geoecological principles of sustainable development and management of natural resources
Code
ОК 05
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1. Freely communicate with
professional and scientific
questions in a foreign language
(PR03)
2. Conduct research
and/or carry out innovation
activity with a purpose
gaining new knowledge,
development of new methods and
procedures in geography and
interdisciplinary
contexts, in particular, and with
issues of nature protection,
restoration and protection
landscapes and biodiversity
(PR04)
3. To be able to identify, put and
solve scientifically
applied problems,
make a critical assessment
adopted decisions, in particular,
in cross-border section
level of nature protection
(PR05)
4 Evaluate independently
key development trends
natural and social
geographic processes for
formation of new directions
scientific research,
in particular, in nature protection
(PR15)
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Have knowledge of the use of international environmental conventions and
contracts
2. To know the key principles of specialized geographical educational disciplines.
3. Know the environmental legislation of Ukraine.
4. To have basic skills of geospatial analysis.
5. Know the main environmental and nature protection terms in English.
Course content
the discipline considers the theory
geoecological foundations of sustainable development and management. The discipline focuses on
directions and specific uses of balanced use of natural resources.
The first content part analyzes the basic foundations of the concept of balanced
development, the concept of environmental sustainability, ecosystem services and "circular economy".
The second substantive part analyzes the principles, conditions and fundamental problems
balanced use of natural resources, specific directions and examples
balanced use of climatic, land, soil, water and mineral resources
resources.
The educational discipline "Geoecological principles of sustainable development and management" is one
on the components of the comprehensive training of candidates of the educational and scientific level of the master's degree
specialty "106 Geography" of the educational and scientific program "Transboundary environmental protection
cooperation".
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Rio de
Janeiro, 1992.
2. Agenda 21. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Rio de
Janeiro. 1992.
3. Atkinson G., Dietz S., Neumayer E. Handbook of Sustainable Development.
Cheltenham, 2007. 506 p.
4. Sustainable Development Strategy of Ukraine until 2030 (Project).
5. Natural Resource Nexuses in the ECE region. United Nations. Geneva, 2021.
6. Zaharia C., Suteu D. The natural resources and sustainable development // Cercetari
Agronomice in Moldova, 2011. Vol. XLIV. No 1 (145). P. 93-101.
7. Khan Y., Liu F., Hassan T. Natural resources and sustainable development: Evaluating
the role of remittances and energy resources efficiency // Resources Policy, 2023. 103214.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture,
practical
occupation
Assessment methods and criteria
analytical
task,
discourse, exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet