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Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
SOS186 - Urban Planning and Disaster Risk Management II. SEMESTER 2 +0 3.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Course
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. EMRAH AYHAN
Mode of Delivery Online
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Prerequisites None
Courses Recomended Non
Recommended Resources Balaban, M. Ş. (2018). City, Planning and Disaster Risk Management. Open Education Faculty Publication, 2374.
Work Placement None
Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Urban Concept:City,Urbanization,Urbanism,Urban and Rural Relations;Transition to Settled Life:Hunter Gatherer Societies,Agricultural Revolution,Emergence of Settled Life,Early Settlements;Emergence of Early Cities:Characteristics of Early Cities,Mesopotamia,Ancient Egypt,Indus Valley,Settlements in Anatolia;Transition from Early Cities to the Industrial Revolution:Ancient Cities,Medieval Cities,Trade and Defense Systems;Industrial Revolution and Urban Transformation:Industrialization,Urbanization,Production Systems,Urban Transformation;Fordist Production and Cities:Mass Production,Labor Force,Urban Growth;21st Century Cities and Risk Society:Globalization,Environmental Problems,Urban Risks,Risk Society.
Week - 2 Planning Concept:Planning Approaches,Basic Characteristics of Planning;Urban and Regional Planning:Public Interest,Rationality and Art,Urban Planning and Design,Holistic Approach;Planning Types and Levels:Regional Plans,Environmental Plans,Master Development Plans,Implementation Development Plans.
Week - 3 Main Problem Areas in Urban Planning:Principles and Fundamentals of the Planning Process;Planning Decisions:Relationship Between Upper and Lower Scale Plans,Elimination of Uncertainties in Planning,Site Selection and Zoning;Social and Spatial Planning:Social Integration,Social Policy,Long and Short Term Solutions,Conservation and Utilization Balance;Public Space and Urban Transformation:Public Space,Objective Criteria,Integrated Planning Approaches,Public Space Design;Planning and Management:Regulation,Management and Supervision of Settlements.
Week - 4 Local Governments and Planning:Role of Local Government Units in Planning,Basic Concepts in Planning Processes;Planning Process in Local Governments:Institutional and Political Structure,Basic Stages and Problems of Planning;Local Governments and Planning in Türkiye:Planning Relations,Planning Types and Practices.
Week - 5 Plan Preparation Process and Legalization in Local Governments in Türkiye:Technical and Administrative Stages of Urban and Regional Planning,Decision Making Process;Implementation in Urban and Regional Planning:Preparation,Commissioning and Approval of Plans;Planning Implementation Tools in Local Governments:Property Transformation,Zoning Programs,Expropriation,Land and Parcel Regulation,New Planning Implementation Tools.
Week - 6 Data Collection and Analysis:Preparation of Data for Analysis,Data Analysis;Visual Presentation of Information:Tables,Graphs,Flow Charts;Visualization of Spatial Data:Schematic Representation,Maps,Use of Maps in Planning,Poster Presentation,Display of Disaster Risk Areas in Plans.
Week - 7 Basic Concepts in Disaster Risk Management:Natural Events and Disasters,Hazard,Exposure,Vulnerability,Sensitivity;Disaster Risk Management:Resilience,Capacity,Disaster Risk,Acceptable and Residual Risk;Disaster Cycle and Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management:Disaster Cycle,Risk Management Approaches,Stages of Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management.
Week - 8 Concepts Introduced to Urban Planning by Disaster Risk Management:Earthquake Hazard,Vulnerability,Fault Lines;Flood and Inundation Risks:Flood Hazard,Vulnerability,Hydrological Cycle,Drainage Basin;Disaster Risk Analysis:Return Period,Probability Calculations,Depth and Flow Maps;Disaster Hazard and Risk Maps:Risk Maps in Urban Planning and Planning Practices.
Week - 9 Relationship Between Cities and Disasters:Urban Disasters,Effects of Disasters on Cities;Historical Development of Urban Disasters in Türkiye:Pre-Republican Period,Disaster Profile of the Republican Period;Disaster Risks in Cities:Disaster Hazards,Urban Risks,Urban Risk Pools.
Week - 10 Earthquake Risk in Urban Areas of Türkiye:Earthquake Hazard,Vulnerability,Urban Earthquake Risks;Hazard Profile of Contemporary Turkish Cities:Natural Hazards,Urban Risks,Hazard Profiles.
Week - 11 Global Hazards and Threats:Contemporary Cities,Risk Society,Global Risks;Mega Cities and Mega Risks:Urbanization,Urban Risks,Disaster Hazards;Risk Society and New Approaches:Risk Management,New Perspectives;International Disaster Policies and Disaster Risk Management:International Policies,Disaster Risk Management Approaches.
Week - 12 Mitigation Planning:Basic Concepts,Mitigation Planning Approaches,Implementation Examples;Mitigation Planning in Türkiye:Institutional Structure,Disaster and Mitigation Planning Experiences;Planning and Risk Reduction:Steps Required in Planning,Risk Reduction Strategies.
Week - 13 Global Environmental Problems and Urban Risks:Global Environmental Problems,Urban Risks,Environmental Hazards;Effects of Global Environmental Problems on Cities:Urbanization,Environmental Impacts,Urban Vulnerability;Management of Environmental Risks and the New Urban Agenda:Environmental Risk Management,New Urban Approaches,Sustainability.
Week - 14 New Urban Approaches:Sustainable City,Low Carbon City,Smart City,Resilient City;Sustainability and Urban Resilience:Environmental Sustainability,Energy Efficiency,Smart Technologies,Urban Resilience.

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