Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Urbanization and Environmental Policies POLS303 English Compulsory 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to Face
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Hicran HAMZA ÇELİKYAY
Instructor(s) Doç. Dr. Hicran HAMZA ÇELİKYAY (Güz)
Goals Definition of basic concepts related to urbanization and environmental policies; Explaining the development of urbanization and environmental problems in the world; Explaining the historical development and legislation regarding the city, urbanization, and environmental problems in Turkiye; Discussing the problems and solution suggestions on the subject; Evaluating what urban and environmental problems are and their emergence processes, examining and revealing the urban-environmental policies being followed in this area.
Course Content This course assesses urbanization's environmental causes and effects at either the global or local levels. It discusses issues like mega-urbanization and over-urbanization and the regional circumstances that give rise to them. It also looks at how institutions, social movements, and cities contribute to the solution of environmental issues.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Make sensitive judgments regarding the city
2 Approach the city from a holistic perspective
3 Possess a profile that allows them to consider society and the city as a whole
4 Improved perception of pollution and environmental issues
5 Recognition of the significance of maintaining the environment and natural resources
6 Information about the public and private actions required to save the environment
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction and main concepts of the course Class Hours
2. Week Conceptual Framwork, Urban Concept Class Hours
3. Week Concept of Urbanization (Conceptual Definition of Urbanization, Reasons for Urbanization, Dimensions of Urbanization) Class Hours
4. Week Urbanization Processes in the World (Cities in the 19th Century, Cities After World War II, Cities in the Process of Globalization) Class Hours
5. Week Urbanization Process and Urbanization Policies in Türkiye Class Hours
6. Week Concept of Housing (Definition and Types of Housing), Housing Policies (Housing Policies in Turkiye, Actors Playing a Role in the Housing Production Process, Housing Development Policies) Class Hours
7. Week Slum Definition, Characteristic Features, Slums and Turkiye, Slums and Politics Class Hours
8. Week Environment, environmental problem, environmental pollution terminology
9. Week Chronological development of Environmental Problems, Urban and Environment Class Hours
10. Week Causes of Environmental Problems: 1 System Problem 2. Production and Consumption relationship 3. Economy Class Hours
11. Week Causes and Emergence of Environmental Problems in Turkiye (Modernity, Distorted Urbanization and Industry) Class Hours
12. Week Global Environmental Problems and Search for Solutions Class Hours
13. Week Climate Policy Class Hours
14. Week general evaluation Class Hours
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • 2007 - Harvey David, Sosyal Adalet ve Şehir, Metis Yay
  • Ankara 2012 - Mumford L., Tarih Boyunca Kent
  • Weber Max, Şehir: Modern Kentin Oluşumu, Bakış Yay.
  • İlhan Tekeli ( 2011) Kent Kentli Hakları Kentleşme ve Kentsel Dönüşü , Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları.
  • David Harvey, The Right To The City, https://davidharvey.org/media/righttothecity.pdf
  • Çağlar Keyder (2000) İstanbul: Yerel ile küresel arasında, Metis Şahin, Yusuf. 2019.
  • Kentleşme Politikası. Bursa: Ekin Yayınevi, 8. Baskı
  • Keleş, Ruşen. 2018. Kentleşme Politikası. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi ,
  • Keleş, Ruşen, Can Hamamcı, Aykut Çoban, (2018), Çevre Politikası, Ank.: İmge Kitabevi
  • 1982, Ankara, s.23-54 Keleş Ruşen, Kent ve Kültür Üzerine, Mülkiye Dergisi, C: XXIX, Sa:246
  • İstanbul (2007) Özden Pelin Pınar, “Kentsel Yenileme Uygulamalarında Yerel Yönetimlerin Rolü Üzerine Düşünceler ve İstanbul Örneği
Evaluation Method
Güz Dönemi
Responsible Personnel Grup Evaluation Method Percentage
Doç. Dr. Hicran HAMZA ÇELİKYAY Vize 40.00
Doç. Dr. Hicran HAMZA ÇELİKYAY Final 60.00
Toplam 100.00
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 13.5 1 13.5
Research 14 1 14
Other Activities 14 1 14
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 127.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0