CRP404 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING
| Course Code: | 1210404 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | City and Regional Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. MELTEM ŞENOL BALABAN |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to get students acquainted with the contemporary issues
in urban and regional planning discipline. The discipline covers a wide range of issues
that follows a continuous path of change. The course aims to cover the evolution of
economic, social and spatial issues at the global scale with an emphasis on the ways in
which these issues relate to current changes that are taking place in Turkey.
Course Content
The main objective of this course is to introduce the fourth year students to contemporary issues and current debates in the discipline of city and regional planning with particular emphasis on Turkish planning domain. The contemporary issues and current debates regarding to urban and regional policies, spatial planning system, institutional structure, urban administration and local governments, project management, environmental issues, urban transformation, housing, transportation, infrastructure, sustainable development, cultural heritage management, disaster mitigation and urban risk management are discussed within the context of Turkish planning experiences.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Developing an understanding of the evolution of main concepts regarding the discipline of urban and regional planning.
- Acquiring a framework of analysis for contemporary issues in urban and regional planning.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Knowledge and internalization of the concepts of social responsibility and public interest | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Giving priority to these concepts in planning and practice | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Commitment to professional ethics and values | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Capacity to independently carry out individual tasks and studies | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Ability to work as a responsible team member as well as a leader in team works | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Professional competency to carry out plans and projects with the utmost quality | ✔ | |||
| 7 | In the fields of planning and design: * Knowledge of planning theories * Ability to integrate theory and practice * Competency in problem definition, critical approach, and usage of analysis methods and techniques * Skills of inter-disciplinary and multi-dimensional thinking, analysis, synthesis, implementation, and development of alternative plans and design solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | In both Turkish and English: * Knowledge of professional terminology * Ability to carry out and present original studies * Skills of expressing oneself | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Lifelong learning skills and attributes | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Competency in process design and management | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution