COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WATER AND PHYSICAL PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 4396 WATER AND PHYSICAL 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 water resources and the problems related with water, to understand possibilities and methods of integration water datas to planning process and thus to gain a planner perspective that is sensitive to water resource.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize the importance of protecting of water resources,
2   Question the approach ways of current urban planning processes to water resources,
3   Critize water protection related legislation on the basis of resource conservation,
4   Recognize the importance riverbasin-based management and planning,
5   Calculate the capacity-demand balance of water resources in the process of plan preparation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Recognizing the importance of water to all living organisms - the importance of water for different uses. Vital, economic, political, strategic and spatial significance.
2 Natural water cycle. Statistics on water resources (World and Türkiye).
3 Interventions to the water cycle. Water problem in the world and Türkiye, together with statistics.
4 International water issues. Description of transboundary waters and international waters and water use problems related with water resources that are shared by more than one nation.
5 Urban, rural and industrial water use. Examination of water consumption patterns in different residential areas in Türkiye and its association with the sectoral structure.
6 The acquisition of the water. Acquisition and distribution process of a city's water. Dams-location criteria-environmental impacts. Example of the DSI II. Regional Directorate. Transport and distribution of water to the city. IZSU example.
7 Midterm examination
8 Water and space. The relationship between the formation of human settlements and water in the historical perspective. Water element in urban space. Coastal and port settlements.
9 Water and urban planning. Current situation and problems. Water and different scales of planning. The relation between land use, population density and water
10 Water legislation. International water policy. The EU Water Framework Directive. National water legislation and policies
11 Approach based on river basin planning. The importance of watershed protection. Watershed conservation planning in the practice of Türkiye.
12 Presentation of homeworks
13 Inclusion of water resources as a data in to planning process. Urban development based on resource capacity.
14 DISCUSSION: How to define a planning process for protection of water resources
15 Final Examination Week
16 Final Examination Week

Recomended or Required Reading

-Donalson, S. And Hefner, M.(1999). Urbanization and water cycle. http://www.unr.edu/publications/files/ho/2005/av0512.pdf
- Ergin, Ş., Sılaydın, M.B., Efe, M. (2001). Izmir ili metropol alanı dahilinde yerleşime açılmış ya da açılmakta olan kentsel mekanların, su kaynaklarını kullanımına yönelik mevcut durumlarının ve olası yönlenmelerinin saptanması. DEÜ Araştırma Fon Saymanlığı. Proje no:0910.20.01.03. Izmir.
- Sılaydın, M.B. (2007). Şehir planlama ve su kaynakları ilişkisi: Mevcut durum, sorunlar ve öneriler (Izmir deneyimi). Planlama. (41). 111-117.
- Sılaydın Aydın, B. (2010). Su Çerçeve Direktifi nin kentsel planlama açısından değerlendirilmesi ve su koruma mevzuatına dönük öneriler. Planlama. 2010/2. 33-41.
- World Water Council. Official Website. http://www.worldwatercouncil.org

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 Questioning are measured by homework.
Recognition, Criticising and Calculation are measured by Final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course proceeds with lectures, reading aids, class discussions and homework presentations.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.silaydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.30-12.00; Tuesday 10.30-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Presenting of Homework 1 2 2
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 4 4
Preparation for Final Exam 1 6 6
Preparing Individual 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

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