COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEDIHA BURCU SILAYDIN

Offered to

M.Sc. City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning (Non-Thesis)
City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

In this course, international and national policies on climate change, which is considered as one of the most important global problems of today, are examined; the current situation and problems of the reflection of these policies to the local level are discussed; the possibilities and limits of local governments in implementing climate change mitigation and adaptation policies are discussed and strategies developed in the scale of urban settlements to tackle with climate change are examined and their competencies are questioned. Thus, it is aimed to understand climate change policies and strategies produced in the context of urban planning, to be questioned from a critical perspective and to develop recommendations for mitigation and adaptation policies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

- Aydın, M.B.S. (2015). Iklim Değişikliği Sorununda Kent ve Kentsel Planlama, Yalın Yayıncılık: Istanbul.
- 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.
- All related reports of IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) (https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/) (AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2022, AR6 Climate Change 2021: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, AR6 Climate Change 2021: Mitigation of Climate Change, AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, Climate Change and Land, Global Warming of 1.5°C, AR5 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2014, AR5 Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change, AR5 Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, AR5 Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation, AR4 Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report, AR4 Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, AR4 Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis, AR4 Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change, 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, TAR Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report)
- Kadıoğlu, M. (2001). Bildiğiniz Havaların Sonu, Küresel Iklim Değişimi ve Türkiye. (1. Basım). Güncel Yayıncılık: Istanbul.

- All national reports published by Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation. ( Iklim Değişikliği Strateji Belgesi, Iklim Değişikliği Eylem Planı, Iklim Değişikliği Uyum Stratejisi ve Eylem Planı, 1. Ulusal Bildirim, 5. Ulusal Bildirim). (https://iklim.csb.gov.tr/dokumanlar-i-101)

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. Homework is seen as both the method of assessment and an important learning method of the course. Homework topics will be selected to support learning outcomes of the course.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

First draft of homework substitutes mid-term exam, and final paper of homework substitutes final.

Assessment Criteria

First draft of homework substitutes mid-term exam, and final paper of homework substitutes final. Recognation and Establish of Relation are measured by mid-term homework assesment. Questioning and Developing of Proposals are measured by homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.silaydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday:15:00-16:45

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes