| NAME OF THE COURSE |
Sustainable Development in Coastal Area |
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Course teacher |
Prof Nediljka Vukojević Medvidović |
Credits (ECTS) |
3.0 |
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Associate teachers |
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Type of instruction (number of hours) |
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Status of the course |
Elective |
Percentage of application of e-learning |
0 % |
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| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
Course objectives |
Students will learn about the sustainable development of coastal activities with purpose to achieving a balance between economic, social and environmental requirements to meet the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to realize them for yourself. |
Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course |
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Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes) |
It is expected that the outcome of learning to provide knowledge about:
- meaning and understanding of the term ”sustainable development”
- indicators of sustainable development
- sources of pressures on resources and the quality of life in coastal areas
- importance of implementation of sustainable development in coastal area
- implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management
- implementation of sustainable development in different braches of economy in coastal area. |
Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus) |
1st week: The history of sustainable development. Legal basis. The principles of sustainable development.
2nd week: The meaning of sustainable development in the coastal area. The impact of public education on the implementation of sustainable development. Preparation of environmental impact studies.
3rd week: Local Agenda 21. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM). Mediterranean Action Plan.
4th week: The principle of carrying capacity of the environment. Fresh water as a basic resource. Sustainable management of water resources and energy, ensuring the reproducibility.
5th week: Rationalization of energy consumption through the use of renewable sources.
6th week: Sustainable transport management. (I written evaluation)
7th week: Sustainable Tourism. Solving the problem of increased pressure in the tourist season.
8th week: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development. Sustainable Urban Development.
9th week: Sustainable management of the sea, coastal zone and marine resources.
10th week: Assessment of the success of Coastal Zone Management. Croatian coast and islands, the current state. (II written evaluation)
11th week: Seminar - Case study of good and bed practice. Seminar with examples of good and bed practice is given to student.
12th week: Seminar - Case study of good and bed practice.
13th week: Seminar - Case study of good and bed practice.
14th week: Seminar - Case study of good and bed practice.
15th week: Seminar: Oral presentation of student seminars (III oral evaluation) |
Format of instruction: |
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Student responsibilities |
Attending lectures is 80%, while seminars 100% of the total hours. |
Screening student work (name the proportion of ECTS credits for eachactivity so that the total number of ECTS credits is equal to the ECTS value of the course): |
Class attendance |
2.0 |
Research |
0.0 |
Practical training |
0.0 |
Experimental work |
0.0 |
Report |
0.0 |
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Essay |
0.0 |
Seminar essay |
1.0 |
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Tests |
0.0 |
Oral exam |
0.5 |
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Written exam |
0.5 |
Project |
0.0 |
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Grading and evaluating student work in class and at the final exam |
The entire exam can be applied over the two written evaluation and one oral evaluation of seminar during the semester. Passing threshold is 60%. Students who have not passed evaluation during the semester should attend at the final exam in the regular examination period. Final exam will include written and oral exam. Passing threshold is also 60%. Rating: 60% -70% - satisfactory, 70% -80% - good, 80% -90% very good, 90% -100% - excellent. |
Required literature (available in the library and via other media) |
Title |
Number of copies in the library |
Availability via other media |
Strategija održivog razvitka RH, NN 110/07 |
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web |
L. Pavičić-Rogošić, Održivi razvoj, Odraz, 2010. |
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Ekološki leksikon, Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i prostornog uređenja RH, O.P. Springer (ur.), Zagreb, 2001. |
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V. Jelić-Muck, L. Pavić-Rogošić, Pregled i ocjena napretka provedbe Agende 21 u Hrvatskoj, Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i prostornog uređenja, 2002. |
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web |
Strategija razvoja hrvatskog turizma do 2010. godine, Ministarstvo razvoja Hrvatskog turizma, 2003. |
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D. Damić, Pomorski promet i održivi razvoj u prometnoj politici, Naše more 56, 2009, 99-107. |
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web |
Hrvatska i održivi razvitak, Gospodarstvo - Stanje i procjena mogućnosti, Ministarstvo razvitka i obnove, Republika Hrvatska, Zagreb, 1998. |
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Optional literature (at the time of submission of study programme proposal) |
Scientific and professional paper
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Quality assurance methods that ensure the acquisition of exit competences |
Quality assurance will be performed at three levels:
(1) University Level; (2) Faculty Level by Quality Control Committee; (3) Lecturer’s Level. |
Other (as the proposer wishes to add) |
Records of lecture attendance.
Annual performance analysis evaluation.
Student questionnaire.
Selfevaluation of teacher.
Feedback from students who have already graduated about the relevance of content items. |
