COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METROPOLITAN PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 5087 METROPOLITAN PLANNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SIBEL ECEMIŞ KILIÇ

Offered to

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
M.Sc. City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning (Non-Thesis)
City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The aim of the PLN 5007 Metropolitan Planning, is to cover initially the analytical methods for understanding the metropolitan regions and metropolitan cities, and then to develop necessary back ground for the students to think about the systems for metropolitan planning in terms of social, economic and physical means.
The process of such a study requires detailed analysis of potentials of a metropolitan region. Process of city planning is subject to discussions in comparison to metropolitan planning and the concept of basic regional planning approaches is also needed to be over viewed. The metropolitan city is taken as a unique entity being subject to investigation and supplementary theoretical study carries the study to a further step as to provide the students with the ability to comprehend metropolitan planning strategies and policies with an emphasis to management of such areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students,will be able to define metropolitan planning problems globally and locally (Knowledge),
2   will be able to list different planning techniques and methods (Knowledge),
3   will be able to describe actual situations of metropolitan areas (Comprehension),
4   will be able to interpret and evaluate the data (Application),
5   will be able to relate planning approaches to information systems (Analysis).
6   will be able to propose new problem solution models alternatively (Synthesis),
7   will be able to revise the actual planning system locally (Evaluation).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Brief description of the course outline.
2 Definition of the metropolitan region and metropolitan city. General problems of metropolitan cities and regions. Aspects of urbanized region. A geographical approach
3 Theoretical framework for background knowledge. Planning hierarchies and interrelations. A historical approach.
4 Concepts of trade theory, location theory, theory of import and export.
5 Discussions on urbanization, centralization and de centralization.
6 City size and rank size distribution. Regional and interregional input-output analysis.
7 Gravity model. Delineating the metropolitan influence area.
8 Flow analysis and transportation demand estimations in metropolitan areas.
9 Land use structure in metropolitan city
10 Social and economic structure in metropolitan city.
11 Social and economic structure in metropolitan city.
12 Management, fiscal and legislative aspects.
13 Post-modern metropolis.
14 Homework presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Salet, W. G., Thornley, A., & Kreukels, A. (Eds.). (2003). Metropolitan governance and spatial planning: comparative case studies of European city-regions. Taylor & Francis.
Vogel, R. K., & Nezelkewicz, N. (2002). Metropolitan planning organizations and the new regionalism: The case of Louisville. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 32(1), 107-129.
Filion, P. (1996). Metropolitan planning objectives and implementation constraints: planning in a post-Fordist and postmodern age. Environment and Planning A, 28(9), 1637-1660.
A.G. Wilson. Urban and Regional Models in Geography and Planning. John Wiley & Sons London 1974.
Ilhan Tekeli. Mekân Organizasyonlarına Makro Yaklaşım. Türkiye üzerine bir deneme. ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayın No 28. Ankara 1979.
Ruşen Keleş. Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset. Cem Yayınevi Istanbul. 1992

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 concerning literature

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 50 50
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

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
LO.71

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