COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN CONSERVATION AND RENEWAL

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3336 URBAN CONSERVATION AND RENEWAL COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL ALTINÖRS ÇIRAK

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to provide the students to comprehend urban renewal and urban conservation approaches, to define the types, causes and rationalities of the forms of interventions for the building environments, to explain the urban renewal and conservation approaches and processes in Türkiye and World wide and to examine current examples of conservation implementations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to define the historical characteristics of the city and the urban areas which will be interfered by urban planning (knowledge)
2   Will be able to describe the renewal and conservation theories which are for intervention of the built environment (comprehance)
3   Will be able to explicate the current urban transformation/conservation planning approaches (application)
4   Will be able to distinguish the differencies of urban transformation and urban conservation systems in Türkiye and World wide (analysis)
5   Will be able to criticize the defects in the systems of urban transformation and urban conservation planning in Türkiye (analysis)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition and types of the urban renewal /the reasons beyond the urban renewal process : the economic basis of obsolescence
2 The costs and benefits for the affected groups of urban renewal processes
3 The role of the real estate capital in the conformation of the city
4 The role of the urban renewal in the realization of spatial, sociological and cultural transformation
5 The legislation related to urban renewal
6 Cases from Worldwide related to urban renewal implementations
7 Cases from Türkiye related to urban renewal implementations
8 Midterm Examination
9 Urban conservation approaches / Concepts of historical character and authentism
10 The critiques of the universal principles and basic internatinal agreements in conservation area
11 The concept of urban conservation site / The process of urban conservation planning /outstanding international case studies
12 The legislative system for conservation of historical sites in Türkiye I
13 The legislative system for conservation of historical sites in Türkiye II
14 The concept of urban conservation site
15 The concept of urban conservation site / The process of urban conservation planning / The conservation decisions on the scale of building and site

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
Textbooks:
Dilek Özdemir (Der.) (2010), Kentsel Dönüşümde Politika, Mevzuat, Uygulama, Avrupa Deneyimi, Istanbul Uygulamaları, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
Ismet Okyay (2001), Fransa'da Kentsel Sit Alanlarının Korunması, Malraux Yasası, Yapı-Endüstri Merkezi Yayınları, Istanbul.
Supplemantary Book:
Göksu, Emel, (1996), Küreselleşme Kapsamında Kent Merkezleri Yenilemesi Üzerinden Beklenti ler, Kentsel Yenileme ve Yenileşme , 4.Kentsel Koruma Yenileme ve Uygulamalar Kolokyumu, 4-5 Nisan, M.S.Ü., Mim.Fak., Şeh. ve Böl.Pl. Böl., Kentsel Koruma ve Yenileme Disiplin Grubu, Istanbul.
Göksu, Emel (1995): Tarihsel Bir Kanıt Olarak Mekan'ın Yorumlanması ve Yeni Dünya Arayışında Kentsel Koruma, Toplumsal Gelişme Sürecinde Kentsel Korumanın Işlevi, 3.Kentsel Koruma Yenileme ve Uygulamalar Kolokyumu, 13-14 Nisan, M.S.Ü., Mimarlık Fakültesi, Şeh. ve Böl.Pl.Böl. Kentsel Koruma ve Yenileme Disiplin Grubu, Istanbul.
Materials:
Other readings related to the course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in the form of conference presentations. Students will learn by coming to class having read the resources provided, attending the class, and listening to visual presentation-supported conference presentations.

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 (Knowledge), Describing (Comprehance) and Interpreting (Application) will be measured by Midterm Examination,
Distinguishing (Analysis) and Criticizing (Analysis) will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through conference presentations and discussions over the reading list.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.altinors@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

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.155
LO.255
LO.35555
LO.4555
LO.55