COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN BIODIVERSITY IN SPATIAL PLANNING AND DESIGN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 5103 URBAN BIODIVERSITY IN SPATIAL PLANNING AND DESIGN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLŞAH KAÇMAZ AKKURT

Offered to

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

Course Objective

The main objective of the course is to convey the importance of biodiversity in the sustainability of urban systems with information about plant, insect, bird, etc. species and habitats in urban ecosystems. This course will describe traditional and contemporary biodiversity enhancement practices as well as examining and determining the applicability of biodiversity elements to enhance wildlife in urban landscapes. With this course, it is aimed that students will have knowledge about the design, maintenance and management planning of future urban green spaces.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about biodiversity and urban biodiversity
2   To have the ability to analyze the relationship between urbanization and biodiversity
3   To learn biodiversity conservation approaches in urban spaces
4   To have knowledge about urban biodiversity and restoration possibilities of wildlife habitats
5   To be able to develop urban biodiversity design products from theoretical knowledge gains.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Urbanization, the importance of urban biodiversity and defining the city as a habitat
2 Urban wildlife, biodiversity areas formed by urbanization, types of biodiversity
3 Biodiversity areas negatively affected by urbanization
4 The current situation in Türkiye within the scope of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
5 Threats arising from the loss of biological diversity
6 Policies and development plans. UCEP.
7 Strategies. The national biodiversity strategy and action plan.
8 Midterm
9 Habitat destruction and global climate change, invasive species and diseases, population and species protection. Description of the assignment
10 Examples of urban biodiversity enhancement (selection of urban equipment, plant material, etc. to enhance biodiversity in urban green spaces).
11 Case study, (project design and guidelines for enhancing biodiversity)
12 Assignment review
13 Assignment review
14 Assignment review
15 Assignment submissions and presentations
16 Final exams

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Thomas G. Barnes, Lowell Adams,1999. A Guide to Urban Habitat Conservation Planning. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service.
2. Galvin, Michael F. A Methodology for Assessing and Managing Biodiversity in Street Tree Populations: A Case Study May 1999 Journal of Arboriculture
3. Panwar H., 2021. Urban Biodiversity- Training Manual. ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework (Urban Planning, Green Cover and Biodiversity), 1-39
4. CBO 2012. Cities and Biodiversity Outlook Action and Policy 2012. A global Assessment on the Links between Urbanization. Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services, 92-9225-432-2
5. IPBES 2019. Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
6. The World Bank, 2021. Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Cities, Policy Brief, www.worldbank.org.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conceptual explanations will be through presentation and learning will be supported by readings, question-answer, brainstorming, problem-based learning methods. Students are expected to develop biodiversity design products in line with the knowledge gained in the course.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be evaluated by assignment and final project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be held as lectures and visual presentations. Topics discussed in lectures will be further studied as term papers as conception level of students will be examined.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulsah.kacmazakkurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13.00 - 14.40

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Student Presentations 2 2 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparing assignments 2 20 40
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.211
LO.311
LO.41
LO.5111

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