Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY ZPM212 4. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Landscape ecology
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Goals Landscape ecology
Course Content Landscape ecology
Learning Outcomes 1) Students who future landscape planners and designers can question their relationships with nature
2) Learn how to benefit from the science of landscape ecology to analyze the complex structure of landscape
3) Analyze landscape structure, function and change as guiding and determining inputs in landscape architecture studies

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Ecological Terms and The Implementation Areas of Ecological Knowledge Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Ecological Phylosophy Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Landscape Ecology: Definition and Contect Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Landscape Components and Mutual Interrelationship Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Ecological performance indicators Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Natural Mechanisms that Form a Landscape Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Landscape Functions Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Landscape Structure Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week MID-TERM EXAM

10. Week Landscape Change Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Landscape Classification and landscape Boundaries Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week The Ecology in Landscape Planning and Design Lecture; Case Study

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Urban Ecosystems Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Ecosystem Services Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Belknap, R. K. and Furtado, J.G. 1967. Three Approaches to Environmantal Resource Analysis. The Conservation Foundation, Washington, D.C. USA.
Cook E.,A. and van Lier H., N. 1994. “Landscape Planning and Ecological Networks” . ELSEVlER Science B. V, ISBN 0-444-82084-1. The Netherlands.
Çeşitli araştırma raporları
Dramstad, W.E., Olson, J.D. and Forman, R.T.T., 1996. Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning, Island Press.
Forman, R.T.T and Godron M., 1986. “Landscape Ecology” John Wiley & Sons , Sayfa 10, Newyork
MAPA- ICONA. 1983. “Paisajes Erosivos a el Sureste Espanol: Ensayo de Metodologia Pana el Estudio de su Cualificacion y Cuantificocion”. Projecho Lucdeme. Spain.
Martinez-Falero, E. and Gonzalez-Alonso, S. (Eds.), 1995. “ Techniques in Landscape Planning”. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers.
Şahin, Ş. and Kurum, E., 2002. “Erosion risk analysis by GIS in environmental impact assessments: a case study – Seyhan Köprü Dam construction”. Journal of Environmental Management”, 66, 234-247.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45452
PY55000

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 15 2
Midterm Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 8
Final Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 2 16
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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Course Information
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload