COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 2216 URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR HILMI EVREN ERDIN

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to approaching some subjects that are basic principles concerning urban infrastructure systems and services which are engineering application, features and standards of types of infrastructures, planning, politic and management of urban infrastructure and risks and problems in cities related infrastructure, in accordance with relation between urban planning and infrastructure. In this subject, information is conveyed that planners will be able to need in preparing process of development plans.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to define urban infrastructure and its general features,
2   Will be able to explain basic principles and standards of the types of urban infrastructure,
3   Will be able to discuss the role of infrastructure in creating sustainable environment and liveable cities,
4   Will be able to associate urban infrastructure and urban planning,
5   Will be able to question roles of planning, politics and management of urban infrastructure in city planning process,
6   Will be able to use approach considering parameters, problems and risks of infrastructure projects in planning process,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Definitions and concepts. Environment, cities and infrastructure.
2 Historical development and general features of urban infrastructure.
3 Types and features of urban infrastructure - Roads
4 Water supply services
5 Sewerage and drainage services
6 Solid waste services
7 Energy and renewable energy - Electricity Services
8 Midterm Examination
9 Central and zonal heating services (Geothermal) and Natural gas distribution services
10 Communication services
11 Infrastructure problems in cities - Technical infrastructure planning in creating healthy and liveable cities
12 Technical infrastructure planning - Relation between city planning and urban infrastructure
13 Determining parameters of technical infrastructure projects and services - Assessment of technical infrastructure problems and risks
14 Management and politics of urban infarastructure - A joint management approach of infrastructure with city planning

Recomended or Required Reading

Caminos, H. ve Goethert, R., (1978), Urbanization primer. Cambridge: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Rainer, G., (1990), Understanding infrastructure. Mississauga: John Wiley & Sons.
Erdin, H.E., (2009), Şehirsel Yerleşmelerde Teknik Altyapı Projelerinin Ortak Eşgüdümsel Niteliklerinin Belirlenmesi Örnek Alan: Tire Belediyesi / Izmir, DEÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Anabilim Dalı, Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Izmir, 2009.
Aktan, C.C., Dileyici, D., Vural, I.Y., (2005), Altyapı Ekonomisi, Altyapı Hizmetlerinde Serbestleşme ve Özelleştirme, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Erdemli, M., (1999), Effects of infrastructure on urban development. ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Ankara.
Gökçen, T., (2006), Influence of urban geometry on public investment cost of urban technical infrastructure: A case study of sewer system in Aydın, Turkey. IYTE Mimarlık Fakültesi Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü, Doktora Tezi, Izmir.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures and readings, the students will learn by listening the lectures and readings.

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 and explaining will be measured by Midterm Examination.
Discussing, associating and questioning using will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through discussions over lectures and readings.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

evren.erdin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 10.30-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 2 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

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.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51
LO.61

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