ARCH519 Ecological UrbanismIstanbul Okan UniversityDegree Programs PhD in Architecture (English) with a master's degreeGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
PhD in Architecture (English) with a master's degree
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

General course introduction information

Course Code: ARCH519
Course Name: Ecological Urbanism
Course Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 6
Language of instruction: EN
Course Requisites:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Department Elective
Course Level:
PhD TR-NQF-HE:8. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Third Cycle EQF-LLL:8. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr.Öğr.Üyesi ÖZGÜN ARIN
Course Lecturer(s): Öğr.Gör. RUŞEN KELEŞ
Prof. Dr. HALİL SEMİH ERYILDIZ
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi ÖZGÜN ARIN
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: Basic concepts:
Ecological Dimensions of Urban Planning
Course Content: Ecological Dimensions of Urban Planning
Principles of Urban Planning
Urban environment and biodiversity
Urbanism

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Theoretical
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Basic concepts: City, Ecology, Nature, Urbanism, Environment, Built Environment -
2) Urbanizaton , its historical aand contemporary pecuilarities -
3) Urbanism as a Way of Life -
4) Elements of Urban Environment: Climate, Atmosphere, Water, Land, etc. -
5) Urban Environmet and Biodiversity -
6) Urban Environment and Justice -
7) Ecological Dimensions of Urban Planning -
8) Principles of Urban Planning -
9) Urban Environmet and Social Welfare -
10) Urban Environmet and the Concepts of Resilience and Vulnerability -
11) Climate Change, Global Warming and Cities -
12) Disaster Management and Cities -
13) Territorial Governance and Sustainable Development -
14) Urban Rent and Cities -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Andersen, H.T.,Moller-Jensen,L., and Engelstoft, S.,”The End of Urbanization: Towards a New Concept or Rethinking Urbanization”, European Planning Studies, 2011, Vol.19, No:4, pp.595-611,
Arvanitis, Agni-Vlavianos (ed.), Biopolitics: The Bio-Environment, Vol.3, Athens, 1991.
Arvanitis, Agni-Vlavianos and Ruşen Keleş (eds.), Biopolitics: The Bio-Environment, Vol.4, Athens, 1993.
Cotgrove, Stephen, Catastrophe or Cornucopia: The Environment, Politics and the Future, John Wiley, New York, 1982.
Douglas, Ian, Goode, David, C. Houck, Michael, Wang, Rusong (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology, Routledge, New York, 2011.
Eckersley, Robyn, Environmentalism and Political Theory, State University of New York Press, Albany, 1992.
Elliot, Robert (ed.), Environmental Ethics, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1995.
Gill, S.,E., Handley, J.F., Ennos, A.R., and Pauleit, S.,”Adapting Cities for Climate Change: The Role of the Green Infrastrutrure”, Built Environment, 1978, pp.115-133, 2007.
Goldblatt, David, Social Theory and the Environment, Polşty Press, Cambridge, 1996.
Hart, Richard, E.(ed.), Ethics and the Environment, University Press of America, Boston, 1992.
Heynen, Nik, Perkins, Harold A., Roy, Parama, “The Political Ecology of Uneven Urban Green Space”, Urban Affairs Review, Vol.42, No:1, September 2006, pp.3-25
Kamieniecki, Sheldon (ed.), Environment Politics in the International Arena, State University of New York Press, Albany, 1993.
Keleş, Ruşen, Territorial Governance and Environmental Protection in the Ligth of Legal and Ethical Considerations, Kapadokya University, Ürgüp, 2021.
Mostahavi et al., Ecological Urbanism, Lars Muller Publishers, 2016 (ISBN: 978-3037784679).
McEldowney, John, F., McEldowney, Sharron, Environment and the Law, Addison Wesley Longman, Essex, 1996.
Niemela, Jan, Urban Ecology: Patterns, Processes and Applications, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011.
O’Neill, John, Ecology, Policy and Politics, Routledge, London, 1993.
Ophuls, William, Ecology and the Politics of Scarcity, Freeman, San Francisco, 1973.
O’Riordan, Timothy, Environmentalism, Pion, London, 1976.
Parris, Kirsten M., Ecology of Urban Environments, Wiley Blackwell, Chicago, 2016.
Pataki, Diane, E., “Grand Challenges in Urban Ecology”, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 June 2015, Vol.3, No: 57
Pepper, David, The Roots of Modern Environmentalism, Croom-Helm, London, 1984.
Smith, Mark, J., Ecologism : Towrds Ecological Ciitizenship, Open University Press, Buckingham, 1998.
Tyler, Stephen and Moench, Marcus, “A Framework for Urban Climate Resilience”, Climate and Development, Vol.4, No: 4, Oct. 2012, , pp.311-326.


b) French
Ferry, Luc, Le Nouvel Ordre Ecologique, Grasset, Paris, 1992.
Gorz, André et Bosquet, Michel, Ecologie et Politique, Seuil, Paris, 1978.
Gorz, André, Capitalisme, Socialisme,Ecologie, Ed.Galilée,, Paris, 1991.
Lepage, Corinne, Vivre Autrement, Grasset, Paris, 2009.
Rémond-Gouilloud, Martine, Du Droit de Détruire, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1989.
Serres, Michel, Le Contrat Naturel, Champs, Flammarion, Paris, 1991.

c) Turkish
Keleş, Ruşen, (ed.), İnsan, Çevre, Toplum, İmge Pub., Ankara, 2016 (3rd.ed.).
Keleş, Ruşen, 100 Soruda Çevre, Çevre Sorunları ve Çevre Politikası, Yakın Pub.,İzmir, 2019 (3rd.ed.).
Keleş, Ruşen , Hamamcı, Can, Çoban, Aykut, Çevre Politikası,
İmge Pub., Ankara 2015 (8th ed.).
References: Andersen, H.T.,Moller-Jensen,L., and Engelstoft, S.,”The End of Urbanization: Towards a New Concept or Rethinking Urbanization”, European Planning Studies, 2011, Vol.19, No:4, pp.595-611,
Arvanitis, Agni-Vlavianos (ed.), Biopolitics: The Bio-Environment, Vol.3, Athens, 1991.
Arvanitis, Agni-Vlavianos and Ruşen Keleş (eds.), Biopolitics: The Bio-Environment, Vol.4, Athens, 1993.
Cotgrove, Stephen, Catastrophe or Cornucopia: The Environment, Politics and the Future, John Wiley, New York, 1982.
Douglas, Ian, Goode, David, C. Houck, Michael, Wang, Rusong (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology, Routledge, New York, 2011.
Eckersley, Robyn, Environmentalism and Political Theory, State University of New York Press, Albany, 1992.
Elliot, Robert (ed.), Environmental Ethics, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1995.
Gill, S.,E., Handley, J.F., Ennos, A.R., and Pauleit, S.,”Adapting Cities for Climate Change: The Role of the Green Infrastrutrure”, Built Environment, 1978, pp.115-133, 2007.
Goldblatt, David, Social Theory and the Environment, Polşty Press, Cambridge, 1996.
Hart, Richard, E.(ed.), Ethics and the Environment, University Press of America, Boston, 1992.
Heynen, Nik, Perkins, Harold A., Roy, Parama, “The Political Ecology of Uneven Urban Green Space”, Urban Affairs Review, Vol.42, No:1, September 2006, pp.3-25
Kamieniecki, Sheldon (ed.), Environment Politics in the International Arena, State University of New York Press, Albany, 1993.
Keleş, Ruşen, Territorial Governance and Environmental Protection in the Ligth of Legal and Ethical Considerations, Kapadokya University, Ürgüp, 2021.
Mostahavi et al., Ecological Urbanism, Lars Muller Publishers, 2016 (ISBN: 978-3037784679).
McEldowney, John, F., McEldowney, Sharron, Environment and the Law, Addison Wesley Longman, Essex, 1996.
Niemela, Jan, Urban Ecology: Patterns, Processes and Applications, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011.
O’Neill, John, Ecology, Policy and Politics, Routledge, London, 1993.
Ophuls, William, Ecology and the Politics of Scarcity, Freeman, San Francisco, 1973.
O’Riordan, Timothy, Environmentalism, Pion, London, 1976.
Parris, Kirsten M., Ecology of Urban Environments, Wiley Blackwell, Chicago, 2016.
Pataki, Diane, E., “Grand Challenges in Urban Ecology”, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 June 2015, Vol.3, No: 57
Pepper, David, The Roots of Modern Environmentalism, Croom-Helm, London, 1984.
Smith, Mark, J., Ecologism : Towrds Ecological Ciitizenship, Open University Press, Buckingham, 1998.
Tyler, Stephen and Moench, Marcus, “A Framework for Urban Climate Resilience”, Climate and Development, Vol.4, No: 4, Oct. 2012, , pp.311-326.


b) French
Ferry, Luc, Le Nouvel Ordre Ecologique, Grasset, Paris, 1992.
Gorz, André et Bosquet, Michel, Ecologie et Politique, Seuil, Paris, 1978.
Gorz, André, Capitalisme, Socialisme,Ecologie, Ed.Galilée,, Paris, 1991.
Lepage, Corinne, Vivre Autrement, Grasset, Paris, 2009.
Rémond-Gouilloud, Martine, Du Droit de Détruire, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1989.
Serres, Michel, Le Contrat Naturel, Champs, Flammarion, Paris, 1991.
c) Turkish
Keleş, Ruşen, (ed.), İnsan, Çevre, Toplum, İmge Pub., Ankara, 2016 (3rd.ed.).
Keleş, Ruşen, 100 Soruda Çevre, Çevre Sorunları ve Çevre Politikası, Yakın Pub.,İzmir, 2019 (3rd.ed.).
Keleş, Ruşen , Hamamcı, Can, Çoban, Aykut, Çevre Politikası,
İmge Pub., Ankara 2015 (8th ed.).

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes

1

Program Outcomes

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Presentation

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 5 5 25
Laboratory 5 0 0
Application 5 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 5 0 0
Field Work 5 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 5 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 1 5 5
Project 5 0 0
Homework Assignments 1 5 5
Quizzes 5 0 0
Preliminary Jury 5 0 0
Midterms 1 5 5
Paper Submission 5 0 0
Jury 5 0 0
Final 1 5 5
Total Workload 45