COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEW LEGAL REGULATIONS ON THE AXIS OF NEOLIBERAL POLICIES IN URBAN PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 4436 NEW LEGAL REGULATIONS ON THE AXIS OF NEOLIBERAL POLICIES IN URBAN PLANNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR EYLEM BAL

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The year of 1980 was a radical beginning for Turkey related with neoliberal policies. However, at the end of the 1990s and the first quarter of 2000s, current economical and political developments pointed out a new breaking point. 2000s correspond to 'neoliberal urbanization period' which is complementary of the 'early neoliberal urbanization period' of 1980s. The basic factor of this disintegration in urbanization process is legal regulations that come to the agenda with structural reforms and has neoliberal traces. This course aims to discuss legal regulations that changed in Turkey after 2000, in the context of neoliberal policies and to define the economical, political, spatial process and also actors which direct the planning practise.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will be able to define the background of the neoliberal urbanization and its components and also reflections in different periods of Turkey,
2   will be able to explain the relation between planning and public welfare in neoliberal reconstruction,
3   will be able to describe the new actors leading the planning practice in Turkey,
4   will be able to explain new legislation of urban planning in post-2000 period in Turkey under the basic topics.
5   will be able to define the relationship between the neoliberal restructuring process of the post-2000 period in Turkey and the legislation concerning the urban governance and city planning,
6   will be able to interpret how the new legal regulations transform the city planning in 2000s.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The neoliberal urbanization period of Turkey
2 The development of the legislation concerning urban governance and city planning in Turkey in the pre-1980 period and in the period between 1980-2000
3 The background of the legislation concerning urban governance and city planning in the axis of neo-liberal policies in post-2000 period
4 Discussions on the development of a new by-law in the post-2000 period
5 Conceptual meaning of public welfare. The relationship between planning and public welfare on the basis of the related acts and items existing in legislation
6 The changing role of the state in the post-2000 period and the urban governance. Related legal arrangements in the sphere of urban governance
7 The new actors of planning in the post-2000 period (TOKI-OIB, etc.)
8 Mid-term exam
9 Legal arrangements in the coastal areas in the post-2000 period
10 Legal arrangements in tourism areas in the post-2000 period
11 Legal arrangements in conservation areas in the post-2000 period
12 Legal arrangements in urban regeneration areas in the post-2000 period
13 Legal arrangements in the sphere of regional planning in the post-2000 period
14 General discussion
15 Final Examination Week
16 Final Examination Week

Recomended or Required Reading

- Ataay, F. (2008a). Neoliberalizm ve muhafazakar demokrasi 2000 li yıllarda Türkiye de siyasal değişimin dinamikleri. Ankara: De ki Yayınları.
-Azrak, Ü. (2002). Kamu Yararı Kavramı ve Planlama, TMMOB Mimarlar Odası, Ulusal Fiziki Planlama Seminerleri (18-19 Ocak 2002).
-Bal, E. (2011). Türkiye de 2000 Sonrası Neoliberal Politikalar Çerçevesinde Imar Mevzuatındaki Değişimler ve Yeni Kentleşme Pratikleri: Istanbul Örneği. (Yayınlanmamış doktora tezi.) Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi/Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Izmir.
- Bal. E. (2008). Kıyı Kanunu nda değişiklik yapılmasını öngören yasal düzenlemelerin değerlendirilmesi. Türkiye nin Kıyı ve Deniz Alanları VII. Ulusal Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı. Cilt I. 86-94.
-Göksu, E. (2006). Yeni Yasal Düzenlemelerin Koruma Eylemleri Açısından Taşıdığı Riskler ve Fırsatlar,
-Yeni Bir Imar Kanununa Doğru Şehircilik, Planlama ve Imar Üzerine Yeni Yaklaşımlar. (2005). Ankara: TMMOB Şehir Plancıları Odası Yayını.

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 homework assignment. Defining, explaining and describing will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eylem.bal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 09.00-10.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

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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