Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
URBAN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT 805000005020 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Ruşen KELEŞ
Assistants Md Moynul AHSAN
Goals In this course, the city administration regarding the basic theories and concepts, especially in different systems of local forms of governance, local government, central government relations, local governance and democracy, autonomy of local governments and Local Self-Government Charter, local governments based on the values and urban politics as well as issues will be given.
Course Content Concepts of cities and urbanizations, why and how do cities develop: comparative advantages, scale and regional economics, historical development of cities: the history of western urbanization and urbanization in Türkiye, economic geography and regional development, system of cities and the urban hierarchy (central place theory and central place hierarchy), economic theories and development of urbanization process, economic criteria in site selection in business, economic principles in site selection of residential areas, urbanization theories, optimal city scale, overcrowding and pollution, urban land supply and demand, housing supply and demand, transportation system and economy in cities, impact of supporting systems such as transportation, infrastructure and telecommunication on real estate markets, need for infrastructure, physical development of sites and feasibility studies, services in cities and transformation of urban centres, new urbanization trends caused by technological development in transportation and communications, teleports and techno parks, urban management, municipalities and their management, metropolitan and its district municipalities, duties, responsibilities and sharing of authority of local public institutions and civil society organizations, local government models, public finance, investigation of social classes and gender, educational inequality, urban poverty, crime and punishment, urban environmental management, and environmental issues in urban areas.
Learning Outcomes 1) In the field of urban science theoretical, historical and current information is based.
2) Based on city of methodological knowledge in the field of science and law.
3) It uses historical and current information in urban science.
4) Basic and auxiliary urban area of science that uses the resources of all kinds.
5) It describes urban science owned by evaluating current and historical data reviews.
6) It uses historical and current problems of the studies written and oral.
7) It defines academic-level research, presentations, meetings, negotiations in such processes as well as an individual may conduct independent studies as well as taking responsibility as a team member, you can take an active part in such studies.
8) It describes theoretical and practical developments in the field of science, following the acquired knowledge and skills to critically evaluate.
9) Current developments in the field of urban science at the macro level as well as micro-level specialization is directed at the level of sub-areas.
10) It uses developments in the field of urban science disciplines axis by following the law, within the framework of the rule of law approach to interpret and critically evaluate new developments.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Concepts of cities and urbanizations, why and how do cities develop: comparative advantages Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Scale and regional economics, historical development of cities: the history of western urbanization and urbanization in Turkey, Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Economic geography and regional development Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week System of cities and the urban hierarchy (central place theory and a hierarchy of central places) Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Economic theories and development of urbanization process Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Establishment areas of businesses and their economic criteria Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Selection of settlement location and their economic principles, theories of urbanization Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Optimal city scale, pollution and congestion Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Urban land supply and demand, housing supply and demand, urban transportation system and economy Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Impact of supporting systems such as transportation, infrastructure and telecommunication on real estate markets Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Need for infrastructure, physical development of sites and feasibility studies, services in cities and transformation of urban centers Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week New urbanization trends caused by technological development in transportation and communications, teleports and technoparks, urban management, municipalities and their management, metropolitan and its district municipalities, duties Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Responsibilities and sharing of authority of local public institutions and non-governmental organizations, models of local government, public finance Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Review of social classes and gender, education and inequality, urban poverty, crime and punishment and environmental issues in urban areas Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Anonim, 1993. Avrupa Konseyi Yerel Yönetimler Özerklik Şartı
Current Issues in Urban Economics, P.Mieszkowski ve M. Straszheim, London, UK, 1999.
D.Di Pasquele ve W. Wheaton, Urban Economics and Real Estate Markets, New Yok, USA, 2000.
Issues in Urban Economics, H.S. Perloff ve L.Jr. Wingo (Eds), The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA1968.
Keleş, R., 2000. Türkiye’de İmar ve Planlama Düzeni, Mimarlık, No: 296, Aralık, Ankara.
Keleş, R., 2012. Kentleşme Politikası, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara.
Keleş, R., 2012. Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset, Genişletilmiş 8. Basım, Cem Yayınevi, İstanbul.
Keleş, R., 2013. Kentleşme Politikası, (13. Bası), İmge Yayınevi, Ankara.
Keleş, R., ve Mengi, A., 2002. Dünya Yerel Yönetimler Özerklik Şartı, Çağdaş Yerel Yönetimler, C.11, S.4, Ekim, s.6-24, Ankara.
Kent Ekonomisi, H. Ertürk, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 1995.
Kent Yönetimi ve Politikası, Z.T. Karaman, Üçüncü Baskı, Anadolu Matbaacılık, İzmir, 1995.
Kentleşme Politikası, R.Keleş, Beşinci Baskı, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2000.
Mengi, A., ve Keleş, R., 2003. İmar Hukukuna Giriş, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara.
Pirenne, H., 2011. Ortaçağ Kentleri; Kökenleri ve Ticaretin Canlanması, 10. Baskı, İletişim Yayınları, Ankara.
Ulaştırma Ekonomisi, S.Barda, Menteşe Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1982.
Urban Economics, E. Mills ve B.Hamilton, Edition Edition, Illinois, USA, 2001.
Urban Economics, H.W. Richardson, The Dryden Press, Illinois, USA, 1978.
Yerel Yönetimler, F. Yavuz ve R.Keleş, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 1983.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 12 3
Homework 1 6
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 4 3
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 3
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 8 3
Midterm Exam 4 3
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 3
Final Exam 6 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 7 3
Total Workload
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