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| SBP3019 | Urban Ecology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:0 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Emrah YALÇINALP | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To make it possible for students to understand that the urban areas are noy only physical environments but also habitats and their dynamics are important when making decisions on urban planning. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Understand basic ecologic cycles | 4 - 10 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | learn mechanism of global climate change | 4 - 10 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | learn to establish a relation between ecologic sustainability and planning decisions | 4 - 10 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | understand how to measure ecologic performance of urban areas | 4 - 10 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| Urban ecology and its basic components and the relationship between these components and urban planning |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Discussion of the content, method and general scope of the course, the importance of interaction, references, etc. | | | Week 2 | Ecology ? definition of ecosystem and its relations with humans | | | Week 3 | Ecological effects of cities and urbanization in an ecological framework | | | Week 4 | The concept of climate crisis and its detailed analysis with historical data | | | Week 5 | Urban ecosystem services | | | Week 6 | Cumulative ecosystem services | | | Week 7 | Fundamental problems related to urban ecology, their causes, potential solutions; Carbon footprint and its effects | | | Week 8 | | | | Week 9 |
Fundamental problems related to urban ecology, their causes, potential solutions; Safe food | | | Week 10 | Fundamental problems, causes, potential solutions related to urban ecology; culture - ecology | | | Week 11 | Fundamental problems related to urban ecology, their causes, potential solutions; Heat island effect | | | Week 12 | Fundamental problems, causes, potential solutions related to urban ecology; Urban economy | | | Week 13 | Fundamental problems related to urban ecology, their causes, potential solutions; Pollination and its importance | | | Week 14 | Main problems of urban ecology, their causes, potential solutions; Green network - active | | | Week 15 | Main problems of urban ecology, their causes, potential solutions; Green network - passive | | | Week 16 | preparation for the final exam | | | |
| 1 | Urban Ecology; An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature: Editors: Marzluff, J., Shulenberger, E., Endlicher, W., Alberti, m., Bradley, G., Ryan, C., ZumBrunnen, C., Simon, U. (Eds.) 2008 | | | 2 | Advances in Urban Ecology Integrating Humans and Ecological Processes in Urban Ecosystems, Marina Alberti, 2008 | | | 3 | Ecological Urbanism Edited by Mohsen Mostafavi, with Gareth Doherty, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2010 | | | 4 | Ekolojik Perspektifler : Kentte Yaşamda Mimaride, Ayşen Ciravoğlu, 2010 | | | 5 | Kent Ekolojisi, Osman Ketenoğlu;Gül Nihan Tuğ;Latif Kurt; Palme Yayınevi , 2010 | | | 6 | Ecosystem Services and Carbon Sequestration in the Biosphere, Lal, Lorenz, Hüttl, Schneider, von Braun (Eds.), 2013 | | | 7 | Bitki Bitki Söyle Bana - Emrah Yalçınalp - İkinciadam yayınları İstanbul 2023 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/11/2025 | 40 dakika | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 13/01/2026 | 40 dakika | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 15 | 30 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 15 | 60 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 100 |
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