COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN URBAN CONSERVATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CON 5088 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN URBAN CONSERVATION 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

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KEMAL MERT ÇUBUKÇU

Offered to

M.Sc. Urban Conservation Planning
M.Sc. Urban Conservation Planning (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to introduce the students to the basic transport planning concepts and techniques in historically sensitive areas. All the subjects covered in the course will be explained through examples. At the end of the course, students will be highly familiar with the basic transport planning techniques applicable in historically sensitive urban areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the basic transport planning concepts and techniques applicable in historically sensitive urban areas.
2   Conceive the application areas of transport planning techniques applicable in historically sensitive urban areas.
3   Differentiate which transportation planning techniques are used in the historically sensitive urban areas.
4   Interpret the results derived from the transportation planning techniques are used in the historically sensitive urban areas.
5   Decide which transportation planning techniques to use under given assumptions to solve different urban problems in historically sensitive areas.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to transport planning concepts and techniques in historically sensitive areas.
2 Basic concepts of transport planning in historically sensitive areas.
3 Trip generation in historically sensitive areas.
4 Trip distribution in historically sensitive areas.
5 Mode choice in historically sensitive areas.
6 Route assignment in historically sensitive areas.
7 Mid-term exam
8 Measuring traffic load in historically sensitive areas.
9 Public transportation demand and supply in historically sensitive areas.
10 Parking demand and supply in historically sensitive areas.
11 "Oneway" apllications/regulations in historically sensitive areas.
12 Measuring and controlling traffic-induced noise in historically sensitive areas.
13 Measuring and controlling traffic-induced vibration in historically sensitive areas.
14 Measuring and controlling traffic-induced air pollution in historically sensitive areas.

Recomended or Required Reading

Boyer, K. D., Principles of Transportation Economics. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., Reading, Mass., 1997
Pindyck, R. S., and D. L. Rubinfeld, Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts, McGraw-Hill, 1991
Meyer, D. and E. J. Miller, Urban Transportation Planning, Second Edition, McGraw Hill, 2001
Gomez-Ibanez, J.A., Tye, W.B., and C. Winston, Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy, Brookings Institution Press, 1999

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, theoretical presentations and examples.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term examination and final examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required.
2. Plagiarism and all other means of cheating are strictly prohibited.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Tinaztepe Campus
School of Architecture
Department of City and Regional Planning
Room #109
Buca/IZMIR 35160
TURKEY
mert.cubukcu@deu.edu.tr
http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/mert.cubukcu

Office Hours

Thursdays, 8:30-10:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Reading 13 3 39
Preparing assignments 13 4 52
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

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

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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