COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 4452 CLIMATE CHANGE AND 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

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEDIHA BURCU SILAYDIN

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to understand the importance of the problem of climate change; to integrate the politics of climate change mitigation and adaptation with urban planning; and thus to gain a planner perspective that is sensitive to climate and related subjects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize the problem of climate change,
2   Recognize the role of urban settlement in production of grenhouse gases,
3   Critize the impacts of current planning process on micro climate,
4   Recognize the climate change mitigation politics and strategies,
5   Recognize the climate change adaptation politics and strategies,
6   Develop suggestions and criteria for climate-friendly urban land use plans.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The carbon cycle
2 The reasons of climate change problem
3 Global and national greenhouse gases statistics
4 Urban energy uses - 1
5 Urban energy uses - 2
6 Intervention of urbanization on atmosphere and the urban heat island
7 Midterm examination
8 Current planning process and climate
9 Related international and natioal politics
10 Mitigation of climate change
11 Compact city and sustainable transportation
12 Presentation of homeworks
13 Zero-carbon building
14 Adaptation to climate change
15 Final Examination Week
16 Final Examination Week

Recomended or Required Reading

- Atalay, I. ve Mortan, K. (2003). Resimli ve Haritalı Türkiye Bölgesel Coğrafyası. Inkılap Kitapevi: Istanbul.
- Brown, M.A. and Southworth, F. (2008). Mitigating climate change through green buildings and smart growth. Environment and Planning A. vol.40, 653-675.
- Filinte, H.M. (2007). Yaklaşan Küresel Iklim Krizi. Istanbul: Yeni Insan Yayınevi.
- Godrej, D. (2003). Küresel Iklim Değişimi. (O. Kılıçdağı, Çev.). (1. Basım). Metis Yayınları: Istanbul.
- Kadıoğlu, M. (2001). Bildiğiniz Havaların Sonu, Küresel Iklim Değişimi ve Türkiye. (1. Basım). Güncel Yayıncılık: Istanbul.
-Schiller, S., Evans, J.M., (2000).Urban climate and compact cities in developing countries. In Compact Cities: Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries. (..
ed.). Spon Press, London and Newyork, 117-124.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course is carried out by topic expressions, reading, classroom discussion, homework support, and discussions conducted with presentation of homework.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Recognition is measured by Mid-term exam.
Criticising and Developing are measured by homework.
Recognition and Criticising are measured by Final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.silaydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday: 15.00-16.45

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Student Presentations 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

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.6111

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