Information Package / Course Catalogue
Rural Settlement Planning
Course Code: BSM318
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is explained about the rural settlement and the rural physical planning technics.

Course Content

Settlements and factors affecting settlements; physical characteristics of rural settlements; forms of settlements in rural areas; planning of rural areas; properties of rural settlements in Turkey; physical planning of rural settlements; planning of farmstead.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Safiye Pınar TUNALI
Learning Outcomes
1.To analyze rural area and rural settlement.
2.To resource the necessary data for rural planning and to study with different disciplines.
3.To apply the principles of rural planning.
4.To analyze and solve the issues of rural settlement.
5.To put in order to viillage settlments
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Okuroğlu,M., Yağanoğlu A.V. Örüng.İ.Kırsal Yerleşim Tekniği. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları. No:165.
2.Arıcı,İ. Yaslıoğlu,E., Kırsal Yerleşim Planlaması, Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, No:104…
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Settlement and settlement agents.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Physical structure of rural settlements.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Settlement patterns in rural areas.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Dispersed settlements.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Cumulative placements
Week 6 - Theoretical
Rural planning
Week 7 - Theoretical
Rural settlement and rural development (Midterm Exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Characteristics of rural settlements in Turkey.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Characteristics of rural settlements in Turkey.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Issues of rural settlements in Turkey and solutions.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Village settlement
Week 12 - Theoretical
Physical planning of the village
Week 13 - Theoretical
The planning principles of farm operation center.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Planning of an agricultural operation center.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1213
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
4
3
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
5
4
OÇ-4
4
4
3
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026