Information Package / Course Catalogue
Landscape Reclamation
Course Code: PM408
Course Type: Area Elective
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 objective of this course is to present the reasons of deterioration in landscape, reclamation and restoration in landscape and techniques, importance of plants in reclamation, visual, ecological and functional values of plants in reclamation.

Course Content

The ecosystem network, construction of ecosystem deterioration and destroying of ecosystem, to define reclamation and restoration, landscape reclamation techniques, reclamation in erosion areas, reclamation in sand dunes, reclamation in open mine, reclamation in historical an urban open green areas.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Derya GÜLÇİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Will be able to recognize ecosystem network and the reasons of deterioration in landscape.
2.Will be able to recognize landscape reclamation techniques
3.Will be able to recognize landscape reclamation in different areas
4.Will be able to identify using plants in landscape reclamation,
5.Will be able to recognize combined methods in reclamation and propose alternative solutions with using combined methods in reclamation.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Golf Assoc, U.S. 1999. Landscape Restoration Handbook, 2nd edn, CRC, England.
2.Görcelioğlu, E. 2002. Peyzaj Onarım Tekniği, İstanbul.
3.Güney, A. 1986. Şev Stabilizasyon Yöntemleri
4.Güney, A. 1986. Kumul stabilizasyon yöntemleri
5.Köse, H., Şimşir F. ve Güney, A. 1993. Açık Maden Ocaklarında Rekültivasyon ve Rekreasyon.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to course: content, reason, importance, process method and needs.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Ecosystem and ecosystem network.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reasons of deterioration in landscape.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Landscape reclamation planning.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Landscape reclamation techniques.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Reclamation with plants in erosion areas
Week 7 - Theoretical
Reclamation with plants in erosion areas
Week 8 - Theoretical
Landscape reclamation in highway slopes.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Landscape reclamation in sand dunes
Week 10 - Theoretical
Landscape reclamation in open mine.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Landscape reclamation in historical an urban open green areas.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Propose alternative solutions with using combined methods in reclamation.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Necessity of landscape reclamation.
Week 14 - Theoretical
The assessment of samples of landscape reclamation works in Turkey.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
4
5
5
3
4
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2
5
5
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4
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5
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5
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5
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5
5
5
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4
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5
5
5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026