COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANDSCAPE PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3341 LANDSCAPE PLANNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEDIHA BURCU SILAYDIN AYDIN

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims the most efficient use of natural sources in accordance with the cultural demands and requirements in the longest period, recognition of landscape planning in the content of national physical planning for conversation of the natural/ecological balance of the national landscape, and examination of integration opportunities of landscape planning within the theoretical and institutional planning structure.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize the natural ecosystems and natural cycles,
2   Recognize the factors that lead to ecological problems,
3   Recognize the importance of upper-scale approach to nature conservation,
4   Distinguish the importance of a holistic approach to nature protection,
5   Criticize the current planning system in the context of nature conservation,
6   Recognize the importance of landscape planning.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description and scope of the course and studies on the basic concepts of the course.
2 Interaction of landscape planning as a type of a physical planning with other types of planning.
3 Nature conservation as a sectoral planning, the concept of ecosystem, its features, and ecosystem groups in the biosphere.
4 City as an urban - industrial ecosystem, the qualitative deterioration of the ecological factors, the general situation of the environmental problems and relation of ecological problems with urbanization.
5 Environmental protection, the concept of environment according to different perspectives, anthropogenic environmental change stages depending on the social development.
6 Conceptual examination of environmental protection and nature conservation approaches.
7 Midterm examination
8 The concept of biological - ecological environmental protection and, the concept of technological - hygienic environmental protection and its relationship with planning.
9 Recreational planning as sectoral planning.
10 Urban green space planning.
11 Examination of the accumulation of the country's institutional structure and legislation within the scope of landscape planning
12 Presentations of homework.
13 National landscape values.
14 Physical planning approach aimed at protecting the ecological balance.
15 Final Examination Week
16 Final Examination Week

Recomended or Required Reading

- Kışlalıoğlu, M. ve Berkes, F. (1993). Çevre ve Ekoloji. Çevre Sorunları Dizisi, Ankara.
- Odum, E.P. ve Barrett, G.W. (2008). Ekolojinin Temel Ilkeleri. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara.
- Sılaydın, M.B. (2006). Şehir Planlamanın Paradigmal Sorgulanması ve Ekolojik Dengenin Korunması Bağlamında Yeni Bir Süreç Önerisi (Kuramsal Bir Deneme). yayınlanmamış doktora tezi. DEÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü, Şehircilik Anabilim Dalı, Izmir.
- TMMOB Peyzaj Mimarları Odası tarafından düzenlenen Peyzaj Mimarlığı Kongreleri bildiri kitapları.
- Türkiye Çevre Sorunları Vakfı nın Ekoloji ile ilgili yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course is carried out by topic expressions, reading, classroom discussion, homework support, and discussions conducted with presentation of homework.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Recognition is measured by Mid-term exam.
Recognition and Criticising are measured by homework.
Recognition, Distinction and Criticising are measured by Final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.silaydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.30-12.00; Tuesday 10.30-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Presenting of Homework 1 2 2
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

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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