| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Environmental Management | PEM522 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
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| Goals | In this course, it is aimed to learn the forms of urban environmental management in the world, to examine urban environmental management in Turkey in detail and to examine new concepts related to urban environmental management. |
| Course Content | 1. Developing and deepening knowledge on urban environmental management 2. Understanding the interaction between urban environmental management, planning and design 3. Detailed learning and comprehension of urban environmental management in Turkey 4. To make a comparison between urban environmental management models of Turkey and other countries. 5. To understand new concepts related to urban environmental management |
| Learning Outcomes |
- 1. Developing and deepening knowledge on urban environmental management 2. Understanding the interaction between urban environmental management, planning and design 3. Detailed learning and comprehension of urban environmental management in Turkey 4. To make a comparison between urban environmental management models of Turkey and other countries. 5. To understand new concepts related to urban environmental management |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Urbanization and administration relations | |
| 2. Week | Environmental problems in urban areas, main problem areas in developing country cities | |
| 3. Week | Urban administration, decentralization and central administration concepts in the whole of the country administration, administrative units in Turkey (central government, municipalities, metropolitan municipalities, special provincial administrations) | |
| 4. Week | Legislative and executive institutions in city government | |
| 5. Week | Legislative institutions and their powers; Executive institutions and their powers | |
| 6. Week | Legislative and executive institutions in Turkey | |
| 7. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 8. Week | Problems of metropolitan administration, Reasons for organizing in metropolitan scale, Forms of metropolitan organization | |
| 9. Week | Management of the metropolitan environment in Turkey, recent changes | |
| 10. Week | Financial structure in urban environmental management in Turkey | |
| 11. Week | Statistical regional units and development agencies in Turkey | |
| 12. Week | Local administration unions in Turkey and their function in urban governance | |
| 13. Week | Local Agenda 21 and city councils in Turkey | |
| 14. Week | Public-private partnerships in Turkey and their functions in urban management |
| Toprak, Z. (2006) Yerel Yönetimler, Nobel Yayınevi, Istanbul. Keleş,R. (1994) Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset, Cem Yayınevi, İstanbul. Nadaroglu, H., Varcan, N. (2006) Yerel Yönetimler, Anadolu Üniversitesi yayını, Eskişehir Yayla, Y. (2009) İdare Hukuku, Beta Yayinevi, Istanbul |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | Measurement Method |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Practice | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 53 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
