COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN LANDSCAPE AND DESIGN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 2343 URBAN LANDSCAPE AND DESIGN COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAYAT ZENGIN ÇELIK

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims at defining the "landscape" which constitutes a significant place in planning efforts and enabling the comprehension of how the elements of natural and artificial environment that form the urban landscape should be considered together, using the basic principles in the sound restructuring of urban environments and designing the natural and artificial environment in an harmonious togetherness. Also It aims to be designed in a sensitive way to to human and community life and to the climate crisis and disaster issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will be able to define the concept of landscape in a wide context (knowledge),
2   will be able to discuss the importance of landscape design within the planning efforts (comprehension),
3   will be able to realise how the nature should be utilised in designs (comprehension),
4   will be able to use the basic principles in the sound restructuring of urban environments (implementation),
5   will be able to design the harmonious togetherness of the natural and the artificial environment, taking human and social life into consideration, with sensitive and technical knowledge.(synthesis)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Landscape design in distinguishing the natural and artificial environment
2 Understanding and evaluating the nature, analysis-synthesis in landscape design
3 Effects of climatic factors in landscape design, orientation
4 National/regional/urban green area systems, relationship with the open areas and planning principles
5 Design principles of urban axes and roads, landscaping of roads and the relationship with infrastructure
6 Bicycle paths, parking areas, bus stops and design principles
7 Midterm Examination This week homework subjects will be given to the students.
8 Pedestrian space, planning and design principles
9 Vegetation and design: use of vegetation in urban space
10 Water and design: Use of water in living environments as a scarce resource
11 Space and design: elements, scale, measures and the psychological dimensions
12 Form and space in the nature Golden proportion
13 Image and Technology in the transformation process of cities Biomimetic
14 Homework/Submission/Presentations This week, students will submit their homework.
15 Final Examination Week
16 Final Examination Week

Recomended or Required Reading

ALEXANDER , C., vd., 1981, A Pattern Language, Fifth printing, Oxford University Press,
LYNCH,K., 1960, The Image of the City, MIT Press, Cambridge
CHING, F.D.K., 1996, Form, Space & Order, John Wiley& Sons
MARSH , W.M.,1983. Landscape Planning Environmental Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Printed in USA.
MARSH , W.M.,1978. Environmental Analysis for Landuse and Site Planning. Mc Graw-Hill Book Company. Printed in USA.

Supplementary Book(s):
GÜLTEKIN, E., KESIM, G., 1994. Kaynak Analizi. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No: 100, Ders Kitapları Yayın No: 24, Adana.
STEINER, F.,1991. The Living Landscape. An ecological approach to landscape planning.Mc Graw- Hill Inc.Printed in USA.

References:
ASLANBOĞA, I.& GÜNDÜZ,O., 1986, Kentlerde Yol Ağaçlaması, Yapı Araştırma Enstitüsü Yayını,Yayın No:3 Ağustos 1986,Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures and the students will learn by attending and listening the lectures. Besides the midterm examination, students will be asked to prepare a homework assignment. In addition, it is planned to create an interaction environment in the form of question-answer, mutual discussion, case study and thought development in the lessons. In order to ensure that students are active in the course, research assignments will be given to students on related topics in the previous week. Research assignments, literature reviews, visual material and sample data collection / project review, analysis, synthesis, problem definition, resolution, etc. It will consist of studies. Assessments of the course will be made through an exam and an assignment.

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Identification and discussion is measured by weekly research assignments.
Recognition, ability to use and design are measured by midterm exam, homework and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures and discussions over sample cases.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hayat.zengin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 09.00-10.15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
presentation 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Presentation of Homework 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 2 10
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 59

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

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