COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN LANDSCAPE AND DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 2343 URBAN LANDSCAPE AND DESIGN COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAYAT ZENGIN ÇELIK

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to define "landscape", which has an important place in planning studies, to understand how the natural and artificial environmental elements that make up the urban landscape should be handled together, to use the basic principles in structuring urban environments in a healthy way, and to understand the natural and artificial environment in harmonious unity, human and society. It aims to be designed in a way that is sensitive to life, based on sustainability principles, and draws attention to climate crisis and disaster issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will be able to define the concept of landscape in a wide context (knowledge),
2   will be able to discuss the importance of landscape design within the planning efforts (comprehension),
3   will be able to realise how the nature should be utilised in designs (comprehension),
4   will be able to use the basic principles in the sound restructuring of urban environments (implementation),
5   Will be able to design (synthesis) the harmonious unity of the natural and artificial environment, taking into account human and social life and with sensitive and technical knowledge within the framework of sustainability principles.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Landscape design in distinguishing the natural and artificial environment
2 Understanding and evaluating the nature, analysis-synthesis in landscape design
3 Effects of climatic factors in landscape design, orientation
4 Urban green space systems and their importance
5 Features that public open spaces in cities should have and their design principles
6 Urban axes, roads and design principles,
7 Midterm Examination This week homework subjects will be given to the students.
8 Pedestrian spaces and their physical and technical characteristics
9 Design and planning principles of pedestrian spaces
10 The importance and types of Green Building elements
11 Vegetation and design: use of vegetation in urban space
12 Water and design: Use of water in living environments as a scarce resource
13 Space and design: elements, scale, measures and the psychological dimensions
14 Image and Technology in the transformation process cities Biomimetic
15 Homework/Submission/Presentations This week, students will submit their homework.

Recomended or Required Reading

ALEXANDER , C., vd., 1981, A Pattern Language, Fifth printing, Oxford University Press,
LYNCH,K., 1960, The Image of the City, MIT Press, Cambridge
CHING, F.D.K., 1996, Form, Space & Order, John Wiley& Sons
MARSH , W.M.,1983. Landscape Planning Environmental Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Printed in USA.
MARSH , W.M.,1978. Environmental Analysis for Landuse and Site Planning. Mc Graw-Hill Book Company. Printed in USA.

Supplementary Book(s):
GÜLTEKIN, E., KESIM, G., 1994. Kaynak Analizi. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No: 100, Ders Kitapları Yayın No: 24, Adana.
STEINER, F.,1991. The Living Landscape. An ecological approach to landscape planning.Mc Graw- Hill Inc.Printed in USA.

References:
ASLANBOĞA, I.& GÜNDÜZ,O., 1986, Kentlerde Yol Ağaçlaması, Yapı Araştırma Enstitüsü Yayını,Yayın No:3 Ağustos 1986,Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Within the scope of the course, the topics are visual presentations, videos, animations, etc. according to the weekly program. materials will be transferred. In addition, it is planned to create an environment of interaction in the form of question-answer, mutual discussion, case study and idea development related to the topics in the lessons. In order to ensure that students are active in the lesson, research assignments will be given to the students on related topics in the previous week. Research assignments, literature reviews, visual material and sample data collection/project review, analysis, synthesis, problem identification, analysis, etc. will consist of studies. t is planned to evaluate the course through a midterm exam and an homework. Homework will be prepared individually and in this way, students' individual performance can be measured.

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

Defining and discussing ability is measured with weekly research assignments.
Ability to realize, use and design is measured with midterm exams and homework during the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures and discussions over sample cases.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hayat.zengin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 09.00-10.15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
presentation 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Presentation of Homework 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 2 10
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 59

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