Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
URBAN OPEN AND GREEN AREAS SYSTEM 801600715320 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Şükran ŞAHİN
Assistants
Goals Students are getting informed by a case study about approached and methods of open and green areas planning within the framework of city and regional planning processes,
Course Content The concept of urban open and green areas system, similar terminologies (green infrastructure, etc.), open and green areas plan at ecological base, the social and ecological performance monitoring of open and green areas system.
Learning Outcomes 1) The Importance of System Approaches to Open and Green Areas Design and Planning
2) Understanding the indicators of sustainability (ecological) performance
3) Green infrastructre standards

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week CONCEPT AND CONTEXT OF OPEN AND GREEN AREAS SYSTEM Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week OPEN AND GREEN AREAS STANDARDS Lecture; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week LANDSCAPE SURVEY TO CASE STUDY AREA Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week LITERATURE REVIEW AND DISCUSSIONS Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week LITERATURE REVIEW AND DISCUSSIONS, AND PREPARATIONS OF THE DATA BASE FOR LANDSCAPE INVENTORY OF CASE STUDY AREA Discussion; Case Study

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
6. Week PREPARATIONS OF THE DATA BASE FOR LANDSCAPE INVENTORY OF CASE STUDY AREA Case Study

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
8. Week OPEN AND GREEN AREAS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT WORKS FOR THE STUDY AREA Case Study

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
9. Week MID-TERM EXAM: STUDENT'S PRESENTATIONS ABOUT LANDSCAPE INVENTORY Case Study

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week OPEN AND GREEN AREAS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT WORKS FOR THE STUDY AREA Discussion; Case Study

 Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
11. Week OPEN AND GREEN AREAS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT WORKS FOR THE STUDY AREA Discussion; Case Study

 Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
12. Week OPEN AND GREEN AREAS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT WORKS FOR THE STUDY AREA Discussion; Case Study

 Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
13. Week OPEN AND GREEN AREAS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT WORKS FOR THE STUDY AREA Discussion; Case Study

 Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
14. Week OPEN AND GREEN AREAS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT WORKS FOR THE STUDY AREA Discussion; Case Study

 Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
15. Week STUDENT PRE- FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Planning of Green Space Ecological Network in Urban Areas: An Example of Nanchang, China
Urban Green Space Interventions and Health (WHO)
USER’S MANUAL ON THE SINGAPORE INDEX ON CITIES’ BIODIVERSITY
Whitford V., Ennos A.R., Handley J.F. “City form and natural process”—Indicators for the ecological performance of urban areas and their application to Merseyside, UK. Landsc. Urban Plan. 2001;57:91–103. doi: 10.1016/S0169-2046(01)00192-X

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000
PY55000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 15 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 4
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 11 8
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 5 8
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 2 10
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload