Information Package / Course Catalogue
Landscape Architecture Practices in the Natural Disaster Management
Course Code: ZPM546
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Transferring landscape architecture practices in the disaster management process, examining current landscape architecture techniques within the scope of reducing disaster risk and increasing resilience

Course Content

Analyzing the landscape architecture practices before, during and after the disaster, determining the measures to be taken and evaluating the works that can be done within the scope of restoration / nature protection

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Derya GÜLÇİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Determining the measures to be taken before the disaster and associating them with the objectives of landscape architecture
2.Determining the measures to be taken during and after the disaster and associating them with the objectives of landscape architecture
3.Evaluation of restoration works in landscape architecture
4.Linking nature protection objectives with the disaster management process
5.Adopting landscape-based urbanization strategies
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Seong, K., Losey, C., & Gu, D. (2022). Naturally resilient to natural hazards? Urban–rural disparities in hazard mitigation grant program assistance. Housing Policy Debate, 32(1), 190-210.
2.Turer Baskaya, F. A. (2015). Disaster sensitive landscape planning for the coastal megacity of Istanbul. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 19(5), 729-742.
3.Ayres, H. (2011). Disaster by design: the role of Landscape Architects in the Canterbury earthquake recovery (Doctoral dissertation, Lincoln University).
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General introduction of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Natural disasters and disaster management process, examination of legal legislation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Evaluation of natural disasters in landscape architecture with risk analysis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Evaluation of landscape architecture practices in the disaster management process
Week 5 - Theoretical
Landscape architecture practices in the disaster management process
Week 6 - Theoretical
Restoration studies within the scope of disaster management in landscape architecture
Week 7 - Theoretical
Nature protection process in disaster management
Week 8 - Theoretical
Landscape-based urbanization strategies
Week 9 - Theoretical
Landscape-based urbanization strategies
Week 10 - Theoretical
Determination of measures within the scope of disaster risk
Week 11 - Theoretical
Examination of the examples of landscape architecture applications made in the disaster management process in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Examination of landscape architecture practices in the disaster management process with examples from the world
Week 13 - Theoretical
Examination of current scientific techniques within the scope of risk management
Week 14 - Theoretical
Current inferences based on risk analysis
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory14102168
Term Project1617
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination113114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
OÇ-2
2
5
2
2
4
4
5
OÇ-3
3
4
5
4
5
4
3
OÇ-4
2
1
4
4
3
4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026