Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM412 Turkish Compulsory 8. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Lectures, Discussion, Brain storming
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Serir UZUN
Instructor(s)
Goals The aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge about the theoretical framework, principles, practices and legislation of protected areas planning.
Course Content History of nature conservation, principles of nature conservation, classification of protected areas in Turkey, national and international classifications, administrative problems and solutions, planning in protected areas, development principles in protected areas
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Reasoning, knowledge: Commenting on the reasons and necessity of protecting nature, explaining the stages of the planning process of protected areas and the ways followed in their own words.
2 Sensation, attitude(affective): Explaining the principles regarding the classification and management of elements that pose a threat to protected areas
3 Perform, skill (psychomotor): To gain the knowledge and skills that can take part in the planning of the protected area
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Concepts related to nature conservation, protected areas, biodiversity etc. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Historical development of Nature Conservation and protected area concept Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Legislation related to protected areas, its importance for our country, institutions and organizational structures responsible for protected areas in our country Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week The conservation status in the world and Turkey Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Criteria for the announcement of protected areas Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Recreation and tourism, visitor management, carrying capacity in protected areas Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Threats to protected areas, classification of threats Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Management of threats to protected areas and protection of areas Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
9. Week Planning, natural resource planning Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week Planning of protected areas and long-term development plans Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week New approaches in the planning of protected areas, examining the sample conceptual framework developed for the planning of protected areas. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Participation - integration into local participation and planning efforts Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Sample conservation approaches in the world and Turkey Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Sample conservation approaches in the world and Turkey Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork
*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.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
2 Knowledge: To have knowledge in planning and design approaches regarding sustainable resource management, healthy living and access to food, resilience, climate change management, rural / urban development and use of technology,
3 Knowledge: To have knowledge about universal, corporate and professional ethical values related to the field,
4 Knowledge: To have knowledge of national and international norms, conventions, professional principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field,
5 Skill: The ability to use the necessary tools for the holistic perception, planning, design and creation of management models of processes within the landscape in the context of spatial / temporal scale, in the effects, pressures and changes faced by the inhabited geography,
6 Skill: The ability to develop alternative constructions and solutions in accordance with field-specific theories and methods in planning and design processes,
7 Skill: The ability to take responsibility in an interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary team, to set goals in a collaborative and inclusive manner, to plan tasks and to work in a participatory manner,
8 Skill: The ability to discuss individual views on field-specific issues and to improve oneself
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
10 Competence: Competence of foreign language skills at a level to communicate and follow the developments in the field,
11 Competence: Competence to make decisions with a fair and participatory consciousness, with respect to environmental rights, social and cultural rights, showing the necessary sensitivity in the protection of natural environment and cultural heritage, based on universal principles in the field of profession,
12 Competence: Competence to prepare, implement, manage and monitor projects about the field, taking into account of knowledge in Landscape Architecture theory and methodology, open green space planning, green and blue infrastructure, management, protection and interpretation of cultural landscapes and landscape management,
13 Competence: Competence to produce projects in interdisciplinary collaborations in landscape planning, design and materials with the experience of tree nursery, application and office internship by integrating knowledge on the management of landscapes of different scales, planning and design of infrastructure projects, material and construction techniques with information technologies in the field,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3
PY1 5 5 5
PY2 3 3 3
PY3 5 5 5
PY4 5 5 5
PY5 3 3 3
PY6 4 4 4
PY7 5 5 5
PY8 5 5 5
PY9 5 5 5
PY10 0 0 0
PY11 5 5 5
PY12 2 2 2
PY13 2 2 2
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Yücel, M., 1999. Doğa Koruma Alanları ve Planlanması, Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No: 104, Adana-Türkiye.
  • Çolak, A. H., 2001. Ormanda Doğa Koruma. ISBN. 975-8273-33-7, Ankara.
  • Lee, T., ve Middleton, J., 2003. Guidelines for management planning of protected areas, Best Practice Guidelines Series No:10, IUCN:The World Conservation Union, 79 s.
  • Demirel, Ö., 2005. Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Matbaası, Trabzon.
  • Yücel, M., 2005.Doğa Koruma, Çukurova Üniversitesi Yayınları No: 237, Genel Yayın No: 265, Ders Kitapları Yayın No: A-85, Adana
  • Lockwood, M, Worboys, G. L., ve Kothari, A. 2006. Managing Protected Areas: A Global Guide
  • Prato, T. ve Fagre, D., 2005. National parks and protected areas : Approaches for balancing social, economic, and ecological values, Blackwell Publishing, 446 s.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 7 1 7
Research 4 2 8
Other Activities 7 1 7
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 4 2 8
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 60
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0