COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN WATERFRONTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
URD 5138 URBAN WATERFRONTS 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

Offered to

Urban Design
M.Sc. Urban Design

Course Objective

The development of waterfront areas is often a complex process involving a large number of interested individuals and organizations. Designing of waterfront areas is an integral part of the development process. The aim of this course is to study urban waterfront areas in urban design context and to discuss design principles of them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students, will be able to define the characteristics and features of urban waterfront areas,
2   will be able to list user groups and their needs on waterfront areas,
3   will be able to describe the design principles of urban waterfronts,
4   will be able to interprete the principles to practice,
5   will be able to analyze the success of the practice.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Defining the waterfront area. Benefits of an improved waterfront Reading list will be given in this week.
2 Principles of waterfront development
3 Elements of a successful waterfront development project
4 Elements of a successful waterfront development project
5 Recent waterfront developments-case studies
6 Midterm Examination
7 The principles that can be applied to make a waterfront healthier Homework/termpaper topics will be handed out in this week.
8 The waterfront planning process, -Studying the area -Identifying potentials and contraints
9 Assessing the waterfront -Examination of land uses and shore structures -Physical charactersitics and features
10 Assessing the waterfront -User groups and their needs
11 Designing the waterfront -Shoreline protection -Public access areas -Spatial requirements
12 Designing the waterfront -Landscaping the waterfront -Design Considerations
13 Homework/Submission/Presentation
14 Homework/Submission/Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
-Urban Waterfronts-Planning and Development, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, 1987, Ontario.
Supplementary Book(s):
-The New Waterfront, Ann Breen&Dick Rigby, McGraw-Hill Inc., 1996.
-Waterfronts:Cities Reclaim Their Edge, Ann Breen&Dick Rigby, The Waterfront Press, 1997.
-Regeneration, Toronto's Waterfront and The Sustainable City:Final Report, Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront, Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1992.
-Urban Waterscape Design, Ed. Kyuko Tsuru, Shokoku-sha Publishing, 1975.
References: Web sources will be used.
Materials: Visual sources will also be used

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures. Students will learn topics by attending and active listening the lectures. Homeworks will be given to students in 7th Week and they will be asked to prepare their homeworks on the subjects given to them.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining and Listing (Knowledge) will be measured by Midterm Examination
Describing (Comprehension) and Interpreting (Application) will be measured by Termpaper and Presentation
Analyzing (Analysis) will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.koc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 9.30-10.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Tutorials 2 2 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 3 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

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.31
LO.41
LO.51

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