RP501 REGIONAL PLANNING STUDIO I
| Course Code: | 8520501 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 16.0 |
| Department: | Regional Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. AYDA ERAYDIN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to enable students competent on issues below;
- main theories on regional planning
- contemporary debates on regional planning and practice
- basic principles and methods of regional planning
- the experience in regional planning practice with the help of a case study
Course Content
This Regional Planning Studio is designed for graduate students interested in understanding regional planning, development and analysis. The course provides a theoretical and practical framework to address challenges in regional planning, including territorial development, land use and preservation, transportation networks, economic development, and environmental sustainability. It emphasizes the dynamics of centralization, decentralization, and recentralization processes in urban and regional contexts, along with the polycentric aspects of regions. Throughout the course, students will explore the history, institutional practices, limitations and current challenges of regional planning. There will also be a strong focus on governance issues related to regional planning. Participants will engage in class activities, case studies, and group discussions to develop strategic solutions that balance growth with sustainability in diverse regional contexts.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to prepare a regional plan which includes,
- A report of analysis which evaluates the data collected for descriptive and analytical analysis
- Formulation of problems and oppurtunies for a specific region
- Defining planning targets
- Identifying priority issues
- Plan that covers economic and social issues and spatial aspects
- Policies to enable to implement the plan
- Project formulation and preparation
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To follow current theoretical discourses and discussions on regional development and to have the knowledge to use them with respect to regional policiesa nd planning practice. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To have adequate knowledge accumulation that can enable them to get expertise in different fields of regional development and planning. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To define the problems of regions, the main causes of different problems and to define possible methods in order to solve problems in a systematic way by using their skills and knowledge on regional planning. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To be able to follow and evaluate new knowledge, new debates and new practices on regional development, planning and other related subjects. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To be able to use English competently that is necessary for making international joint work and building international networks and to follow international publications and innovative projects in his/her field. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have occupational capacity and expertise to realise different types of projects and plans with an utmost quality. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To undertake responsibility to carry out and organise work on regional planning projects and other spatial planning studies. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To be able to use the different views of the participants of planning processes in stating priorities in planning and policies and outlining the solutions. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To be able to disseminate and share the findings of his/her work to others. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | To have social responsibility and occupational ethics. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution