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SBP1005Introduction to Urban Planning2+0+0ECTS:2
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Dilek BEYAZLI
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Overall recognition and comprehension of city and its region with their all dimensions and elements.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : describe the basic terms such as city, urbanization, metropolis, megapolis, city region, urban growth etc.1,21,3
LO - 2 : define planning, city planning, regional planning, urban design.1,2,31,3
LO - 3 : evaluate urbanization, city planning issues between 1950 and 2000 in Turkey.51,3
LO - 4 : describe comprehensive planning and planning process.1,2,31
LO - 5 : understand the relation between transportation system and urban land-use.1,2,51
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Settlement types; Growth and fall of cities; Urbanization and its problems; Urbanity and social responsibility; Hierarchy of settlement; Urban land use and morphology; Urban ecology; Urban and urban land economics; Urban politics and administration; Planning and design issues; Environment and planning.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introductions of content and method of the course.
 Week 2What is city? Main criteria of city, type of urban settlement: statistical, functional, formal, administrational etc.
 Week 3What is the urbanization? Urbanization process in Turkey
 Week 4Metropolitan city, city region, conurbation, megalopolis Urban development, suburbanization, urban sprawl
 Week 5What is planning, what is urban planning? Planning as a science, the interdisciplinary position of the urban planning
 Week 6The history of planning
 Week 7Basic principle of planning
 Week 8Comprehensive planning as a planning approach
 Week 9Mid-term studies
 Week 10Planning process
 Week 11Planning process
 Week 12Planning types and matters Regional planning, Environmental Plan, Land-use Planning, Transportation Plan
 Week 13Planning types and matters: Master plan, development plan, conservation plan urban renewal, urban design
 Week 14Legal tools of planning
 Week 15Administrative tools of planning
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Aydemir, Ş. vd. 2004; Kentsel Alanların Planlanması ve Tasarımı, Akademi Kitabevi, Trabzon
2Keleş, R. 2006; Kentleşme Politikası, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara
3Suher, H. 1996; Şehircilik, İTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Baskı Atölyesi, İstanbul
 
Recommended Reading
1Arkon, C. 2006; Şehir Planlama / Tasarım Sözlüğü, İYTE Yayınları, İzmir
2Levy, J.M. 1997; Contemporary Urban Planning, Prentice Hall, New Jersey
3Pacione, M. 2005; Urban Geography, Routledge, Lonra
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 9 10/11/2015 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 28/12/2015 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 12 24
Arasınav için hazırlık 12 1 12
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 1 12
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load92