COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN CONSERVATION AND RENEWAL

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3332 URBAN CONSERVATION AND RENEWAL COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL ALTINÖRS ÇIRAK

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to provide the students to comprehend urban renewal and urban conservation approaches, to define the types, causes and rationalities of the forms of interventions for the building environments, to explain the urban renewal and conservation approaches and processes in Turkey and World wide and to examine current examples of conservation implementations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to define the historical characteristics of the city and the urban areas which will be interfered by urban planning (knowledge)
2   Will be able to describe the renewal and conservation theories which are for intervention of the built environment (comprehance)
3   Will be able to explicate the current urban transformation/conservation planning approaches (application)
4   Will be able to distinguish the differencies of urban transformation and urban conservation systems in Turkey and World wide (analysis)
5   Will be able to criticize the defects in the systems of urban transformation and urban conservation planning in Turkey (analysis)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition and types of the urban renewal /the reasons beyond the urban renewal process : the economic basis of obsolescence
2 The costs and benefits for the affected groups of urban renewal processes
3 The role of the real estate capital in the conformation of the city
4 The role of the urban renewal in the realization of spatial, sociological and cultural transformation
5 The legislation related to urban renewal
6 Cases from Worldwide related to urban renewal implementations
7 Cases from Turkey related to urban renewal implementations
8 Midterm Examination
9 Urban conservation approaches / Concepts of historical character and authentism
10 The critiques of the universal principles and basic internatinal agreements in conservation area
11 The legislative system for conservation of historical sites in Turkey I
12 The legislative system for conservation of historical sites in Turkey II
13 The concept of urban conservation site / The process of urban conservation planning / The conservation decisions on the scale of building and site
14 The examples of implementations in urban conservation sites / The argument on the relation of building and daily life on the basis of sociological, economic and spatial changing / Physical pattern elements / Local characteristics
15 Final Examinations Week
16 Final Examinations Week

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks:
Dilek Özdemir (Der.) (2010), Kentsel Dönüşümde Politika, Mevzuat, Uygulama, Avrupa Deneyimi, Istanbul Uygulamaları, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
Ismet Okyay (2001), Fransa'da Kentsel Sit Alanlarının Korunması, Malraux Yasası, Yapı-Endüstri Merkezi Yayınları, Istanbul.
Supplemantary Book:
Göksu, Emel, (1996), Küreselleşme Kapsamında Kent Merkezleri Yenilemesi Üzerinden Beklenti ler, Kentsel Yenileme ve Yenileşme , 4.Kentsel Koruma Yenileme ve Uygulamalar Kolokyumu, 4-5 Nisan, M.S.Ü., Mim.Fak., Şeh. ve Böl.Pl. Böl., Kentsel Koruma ve Yenileme Disiplin Grubu, Istanbul.
Göksu, Emel (1995): Tarihsel Bir Kanıt Olarak Mekan'ın Yorumlanması ve Yeni Dünya Arayışında Kentsel Koruma, Toplumsal Gelişme Sürecinde Kentsel Korumanın Işlevi, 3.Kentsel Koruma Yenileme ve Uygulamalar Kolokyumu, 13-14 Nisan, M.S.Ü., Mimarlık Fakültesi, Şeh. ve Böl.Pl.Böl. Kentsel Koruma ve Yenileme Disiplin Grubu, Istanbul.
Materials:
Other readings related to the course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures. Students will learn topics by attending and listening the lectures and reading the given resources.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining (Knowledge), Describing (Comprehance) and Interpreting (Application) will be measured by Midterm Examination,
Distinguishing (Analysis) and Criticizing (Analysis) will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures and discussions over the reading list.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.altinors@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10.30-12.00 and 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Field study 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.111
LO.211
LO.3111
LO.4111
LO.51

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