COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 4504 CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN PLANNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

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 the problem of climate change; to integrate the politics of climate change mitigation and adaptation with urban planning; and thus to gain a planner perspective that is sensitive to climate and related subjects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students are expected 1. Recognize the problem of climate change,
2   2. Recognize the role of urban settlement in production of grenhouse gases,
3   3. Critize the impacts of current planning process on micro climate,
4   4. Recognize the climate change mitigation politics and strategies,
5   5. Recognize the climate change adaptation politics and strategies,
6   6. Develop suggestions and criteria for climate-friendly urban land use plans.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The carbon cycle
2 The reasons of climate change problem
3 Global and national greenhouse gases statistics
4 Urban energy uses
5 Intervention of urbanization on atmosphere and the urban heat island
6 Vulnerability to climate change
7 Midterm examination
8 Current planning process and climate
9 Related international and national politics
10 Mitigation of climate changeand urban areas
11 Adaptation to climate change and urban areas
12 HOMEWORK Presentation of homeworks
13 Presentation of homeworks
14 Presentation of homeworks
15 Final Examination Week

Recomended or Required Reading

- Atalay, I. ve Mortan, K. (2003). Resimli ve Haritalı Türkiye Bölgesel Coğrafyası. Inkılap Kitapevi: Istanbul.
-Aydın, MBS. (2015). Iklim değişikliği sorununda kent ve kentsel planlama. Yalın Yayıncılık.
- Brown, M.A. and Southworth, F. (2008). Mitigating climate change through green buildings and smart growth. Environment and Planning A. vol.40, 653-675.
- 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.
- Kadıoğlu, M. (2001). Bildiğiniz Havaların Sonu, Küresel Iklim Değişimi ve Türkiye. (1. Basım). Güncel Yayıncılık: Istanbul.
-Schiller, S., Evans, J.M., (2000).Urban climate and compact cities in developing countries. In Compact Cities: Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries. (.. ed.). Spon Press, London and Newyork, 117-124.

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 Developing are measured by homework.
Recognition and Criticising are measured by Final exam.

Language of Instruction

Italian

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.silaydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10.30-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Student Presentations 2 2 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

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.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.6555

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