COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TACTICAL URBANISM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3480 TACTICAL URBANISM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILGI ATAY KAYA

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

It is aimed that at the end of the course the students taking this course will be able to understand the concept of tactical urbanism, describe it with examples, evaluate its applied examples and propose solutions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the main concepts related with tactical urbanism
2   To explain tactical urbanism with examples
3   To relate participation in planning process and tactical urbanism
4   To evaluate tactical urbanism examples with their positive and negative aspects
5   To propose tactical solutions to small problems in city

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to tactical urbanism
2 Theoretical framework: Right to the city, strategy & tactics
3 Theoretical framework: Participatory approaches in planning
4 Tactical urbanism, do-it-yourself urbanism, place-making
5 Actors and goals
6 Formalization of tactical urbanism
7 Midterm
8 Examples applied in the public space
9 DIY gardening
10 Evaluating examples of tactical urbanism
11 Tactical solutions and collaborations
12 Assignment review
13 Assignment submissions and presentations
14 General evaluation and discussion
15 Final exams

Recomended or Required Reading

- Alpak, E. M., & Düzenli, T. (2018). Kentsel Tasarımda Esneklik ve Adaptasyon: Kentsel Meydan Senaryoları Üretimi Flexibility and Adaptation in Urban Design: Construction of Urban Square Scenarios. Journal of Social and Humanities Sciences Research, 5(16), 16-22.
- Atay Kaya I, Kut Görgün E, (2017) "Kentsel Mekân Üretiminde 'Kendin Yap' Hareketi", Planlama, 27(1), 56-73.
- Atay Kaya I, Kut Görgün E, (2019) "Formalization of Do It Yourself (DIY) Urbanism through coproduction: Examples from Türkiye", Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning, 4.
- Benner, S. M. (2013), Tactical Urbanism: From Civil Disobedience to Civic Improvement; The University of Texas: Auistin.
- Çınar, H. S., & Yirmibeşoğlu, F. (2020). Kentlerde Taktiksel Yaklaşımla Domino Etkisi Yaratmak: Türkiye'de Taktiksel Yaklaşım. In Mimarlık, Planlama ve Tasarım Alanında Akademik Çalışmalar (pp. 31-44). Gece Kitaplığı / Gece Publishing.
- Douglas, G. C. C. (2014), Do-it-yourself urban design: The social practice of informal improvement through unauthorized alteration, City Community, 13 (1), 5-25.
- Fabian, L., & Samson, K. (2015). Claiming participation a comparative analysis of DIY urbanism in Denmark. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 1-19.
- Kut Görgün E, Atay Kaya I, (2017) "Kamusal Mekânda Taktiksel Uygulamalar: Izmir Örnekleri", Ege Mimarlık, 97, 44-47.
- Kut Görgün E, Atay Kaya I, (2020) "Kamusal Mekanda Kendin Yap Bahçeciliği: Izmir'de Öğrenci Atölyesi Deneyimi", Meltem Izmir Akdeniz Akademisi Dergisi, 7, 28-42.
- Lydon, M.; Garcia, T. (2015), Tactical urbanism: short-term action for long-term change, Island Press, Washington, DC.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught and learned by readings, lectures and discussions. Case studies and brainstorming methods will be used in class discussions to support student-centred education. Homework-based learning method will be applied and students will be asked to prepare and present an assignment on tactical urbanism examples.

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

A Midterm Exam grade and a homework grade will be given during the semester, and a Final Exam grade will be given at the end of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes of defining concepts and describing them with examples will be evaluated in the midterm exam. Relating the subjects, criticizing the examples and proposing alternative solutions will be evaluated in the assignment and the final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures and discussions. It is essential to comply with the principles of academic honesty within the course. Attendance is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilgi.kaya@deu.edu.tr +90232-3018471

Office Hours

Thursday 10:30 - 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Student Presentations 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 9 9
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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