Information Package / Course Catalogue
Recreational Planning in Urban Areas
Course Code: PM419
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aims of this course are; to provide information about the city, disaster and climate resilient cities, urban landscape, urban open green areas and services, recreation, urban recreation, urban recreational areas, landscape planning, planning and management of urban recreational areas, to provide information about each of them by presenting urban recreational areas and to manage student research . To ensure that the development plans and plans are read in the cities chosen by the students, and that green areas and recreational areas are evaluated.

Course Content

Presenting information about the city, urban landscape, urban open green spaces and services, recreation, urban recreation, urban recreational areas, landscape planning, planning and management of urban recreational areas, presenting urban recreational areas, providing information about each, enabling student research and evaluation of analyses. Evaluating the development plans in the cities chosen by the students, reading the plans, and evaluating the green areas and recreational areas.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Zöhre POLAT
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand the concepts of city, urban landscape, urban open green areas and services, recreation, urban recreation, urban recreational area
2.To understand the types of urban recreation areas, city divisions and urbanization types
3.To have ability to read development plans and analyze green areas and recreational areas
4.To understand the planning and design system of urban recreation areas
5.To have ability to monitor new developments in urban recreation areas
6.To have ability to criticize urban recreation area planning practices
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Özkan, M.B., 2001. Urban Recreation Area Planning, Ege University, Bornova – İzmir.
2.Mokras-Grabowska, J., 2018. New urban recreational spaces. Attractiveness, infrastructure arrangements, identity. The example of the city of Lódz. MISCELLANEA GEOGRAPHICA – REGIONAL STUDIES ON DEVELOPMENT. Vol. 22 • No. 4 • 2018 • pp. 219-224 • ISSN: 2084-6118 • DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0017
3.Ovsiannikova et al., 2018. Expansion of urban recreation areas as a factor for human capital renovation. MATEC Web of Conferences 143, 04011 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201814304011
4.Meijing Zhou, Fuyuan Wang, The driving factors of recreational utilization of ecological space in urban agglomerations: The perspective of urban political ecology, Ecological Indicators, Volume 158, 2024, 111409, ISSN 1470-160X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111409.
5.Li et al., 2024.Coexistence Perspectives: Exploring the impact of landscape features on aesthetic and recreational values in urban parks . Ecological Indicators Volume 162, May 2024, 112043
6.O. Bäcklin, S. Thorsson, C. Wing, Urban greenery variation between residential typologies: Implications for recreation, Trees, Forests and People, Volume 16, 2024, 100566, ISSN 2666-7193, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100566.
7.Sylwia Kulczyk, Tomasz Grzyb, Edyta Wozniak, Marta Derek, Nature in urban green spaces: Main attractor or nice background? Drivers and dynamics of cultural ecosystem services provision, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 96, 2024, 128328, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128328.
8.ChengHe Guan, Meizi You, Integrating landscape and urban development in a comprehensive landscape sensitivity index: A case study of the Appalachian Trail region, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 93, 2024, 128234, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128234.
9.Ziliang Song, Wenping Liu, Changes in the attraction area and network structure of recreation flows in urban green, blue and grey spaces under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cities, Volume 146, 2024, 104744, ISSN 0264-2751, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104744.
10.Fan Zhang, Haochen Qian, A comprehensive review of the environmental benefits of urban green spaces, Environmental Research, Volume 252, Part 2, 2024, 118837, ISSN 0013-9351, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118837.
11.Luís Valença Pinto, Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira, Paulo Pereira, Temporal and spatial differences in human activities performed in Urban Green Spaces of Vilnius (Lithuania), Geography and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 302-317, ISSN 2666-6839, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2024.03.002
12.Adriano Bressane, Amanda Louisi dos Santos Galvão, Anna Isabel Silva Loureiro, Maria Eduarda Guedes Ferreira, Monique Casagrande Monstans, Líliam César de Castro Medeiros, Valuing Urban Green Spaces for Enhanced Public Health and Sustainability: A Study on Public Willingness-to-Pay in an Emerging Economy, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024, 128386, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128386. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866724001845)
13.Sónia R.Q. Serra, Maria João Feio, Benefits of urban blue and green areas to the health and well-being of older adults, Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, Volume 22, 2024, 100380, ISSN 2665-9727, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2024.100380.
14.Huiyi Liang, Yiwei Lin, Yingyuan Chen, Xueli Hao, Dongyang Gao, Na Yu, Yapeng Li, Ling Qiu, Tian Gao, The relationships among biodiversity, perceived biodiversity and recreational preference in urban green spaces–A case study in Xianyang, China, Ecological Indicators, Volume 146, 2023, 109916, ISSN 1470-160X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.109916. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23000584)
15.Nisa Erpamukçu Oruç, Arzu Ispalar Çahantimur, Beyond a garden: Alignment of Sustainable Development Goals with botanic gardens, Environmental Science & Policy, Volume 152, 2024, 103639, ISSN 1462-9011, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103639. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901123002885)
16.Wiktor Halecki, Tomasz Stachura, Wioletta Fudala, Anna Stec, Sylwia Kubon, Assessment and planning of green spaces in urban parks: A review, Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 88, 2023, 104280, ISSN 2210-6707, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.104280. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670722005741)
17.Deborah A. Cohen, Meghan R. Talarowski, Bing Han, Stephanie L. Williamson, Emily C. Galfond, Deborah R. Young, Sarah Eng, Thomas L. McKenzie, Playground Design and Physical Activity, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 64, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 326-333, ISSN 0749-3797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2022.10.012. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379722005323)
18.Rua Alshaheen, Yousef Alharoun, Mohammed Alajmi, Zoos from private to public spaces: A case study of Kuwait’s Salwa Garden, Journal of Engineering Research, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2023, 100031, ISSN 2307-1877, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jer.2023.100031. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2307187723000329)
19.Shuang Liu, Dr. Jing Zhao, Mingfeng Xu, Ehsan Ahmadian, Effects of landscape patterns on the summer microclimate and human comfort in urban squares in China, Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 73, 2021, 103099, ISSN 2210-6707, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103099. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670721003826)
20.Lurdes Barrico, Helena Castro, António Pereira Coutinho, Maria Teresa Gonçalves, Helena Freitas, Paula Castro, Plant and microbial biodiversity in urban forests and public gardens: Insights for cities’ sustainable development, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 29, 2018, Pages 19-27, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2017.10.012. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866717302650)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The aim of the course, the importance of the course, the content of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cities, disaster and climate resilient cities, urban ecosystem
Week 3 - Theoretical
Open-green areas in the urban ecosystem- Types of urban open/green spaces
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ecosystem services of open/green spaces
Week 5 - Theoretical
Urbanization trends and green space systems
Week 6 - Theoretical
Urban sections
Week 7 - Theoretical
Urban recreation areas and landscape planning
Week 8 - Theoretical
Development plans in cities, evaluations of open green areas and urban recreational areas in development plans - Student research in sample urban areas
Week 9 - Theoretical
Development plans in cities, evaluations of open green areas and urban recreational areas in development plans - Student research in sample urban areas
Week 10 - Theoretical
Development plans in cities, evaluations of open green areas and urban recreational areas in development plans - Student research in sample urban areas
Week 11 - Theoretical
Evaluations of park areas, sports fields and children's playgrounds - student researches
Week 12 - Theoretical
Evaluations of squares, botanical gardens, zoos and gardens of public institutions - student researches
Week 13 - Theoretical
Evaluations of hobby gardens, boulevards and cemeteries - student researches
Week 14 - Theoretical
Pedestrian zones, schoolyards, etc. evaluations-student research in urban recreational areas
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140456
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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