COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DESIGNING HEALTHY CITIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
URD 5157 DESIGNING HEALTHY CITIES 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

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÖZDE EKŞIOĞLU ÇETINTAHRA

Offered to

Urban Design
M.Sc. Urban Design

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the relationship between health and urban planning disciplines via the Healthy City Project that developed by World Health Organization to implement the `Health for All objectives at local levels; to discuss the significant parameters on designing healthy urban environments that promote active living, and to evaluate the significant parameters with an empirical research.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students are expected to define Healthy Cities parameters,
2   to compare the healthy cities spatial arrangements with the examples of Turkey and around the world,
3   to interpret the macro and micro physical environmental qualities that support active living,
4   to measure different physical environmental qualities that promote active living via different levels,
5   to design an empirical research on physical environments that promote active living on urban environments.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The relation between health and urban planning disciplines
2 Healthy Cities Project, health policies and healthy cities with examples from world and Turkey
3 Requirements for healthy city
4 Importance of active living on urban environment
5 Macro-scale physical environment qualities and measurements that promote active living, empirical and theoritical research
6 Micro-scale physical environment qualities and measurements that promote active living, empirical and theoritical research
7 Mid-term Exam Assignment submission stage 1
8 Design and implement an empirical research
9 Design and implement an empirical research
10 Design and implement an empirical research
11 Handling in homework assignments assignment submission stage 2
12 Write up a research paper on designed and implemented empirical research
13 Write up a research paper on designed and implemented empirical research
14 Write up a research paper on designed and implemented empirical research
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

World Health Orhanization (2019). Implementation Framework for Phase VII (2019-2024) of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network: Goals, Requirements and Strategic Approaches. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Denmark.
Ekşioğlu Çetintahra, G. (2015). Kentsel Alanda Fiziksel Çevrenin Çocukların Fiziksel Aktivitesi Üzerindeki Etkisi. DEÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Izmir.
Ekşioğlu Çetintahra, G. (2011). Kentlerde yaşam kalitesini arttırmak için mevcut mekansal ve sosyal durumun Sağlıklaştırılması: Izmir Karşıyaka Örneği. 2020 Sağlık politikaları ve Yerel Seviyede Sağlığın Yönetimi,
Frank, L.D.; Engelke, P.O. & Schmid, T.L. (2003). Health and Community Design. Island Press, Washington.
Hardman, A.E. & Stensel, D.J. (2003). Physical Activity and Health: The Evidence Explained. Routledge, New York.
Edwards, P. ve Tsouros, A. (2006). Kentsel Çevrede Fiziksel Aktivite ve Aktif yaşamın Desteklenmesi: Yerel Yönetimlerin Rolü. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Yayınları.
Edwards, P. ve Tsouros, A. (2010). Sağlıklı Bir Şehir Aktif Bir Şehirdir: Fiziksel Aktivite Planlama Rehberi. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Yayınları.
World Health Organization, WHO. (1986). The Ottowa charter for health promotion. First International Conference on Health Promotion. Ottowa: World Health Organization Press.
World Health Organization, WHO. (2015). World health statistics 2015. Luxemburg: World Health Organization Press.
World Health Organization, WHO. (2011). Global recommendations on physical actviity for health. 09 Haziran 2014, http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/physical-activity-recommendations-5-17years.pdf ua=1.
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı. (2008). Fiziksel Aktivite, Beslenme ve Sağlıklı Yaşam. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Ankara.
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı. (2013). Türkiye sağlıklı beslenme ve hareketli hayat programı 2013-2017. Ankara: T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through conference presentations and literature readings. Students will prepare homework on course topics and make individual presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Definition and Comparison are evaluated by the Mid-term Exam (assignment submission stage 1). Interpretation and Measure are evaluated by the Homework assignments (assignment submission stage 2). Designing is evaluated by Final Exam (research paper).

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through conference presentations, literature readings, and discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gozde.eksioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 08.30- 10.20

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 10 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 161

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.11
LO.21
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511

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