Information Package / Course Catalogue
Urbanization Debate
Course Code: SOSY558
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: 5
Objectives of the Course

Create awareness about what is the urban, how the urbans are born and how it is changing, what are the factors that cause change and how urban behavior develops

Course Content

Urban phenomenon, urban models, migration and urbanization processes, transformed cities, urban-local government relations.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Şerife GENİŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to perceive the formation process of urbans
2.To be able to perceive the formation and change process of contemporary urbans
3.To be able to evaluate the development of urbans comparatively in the world and Turkey
4.To be able to comprehend the relation between migration and urbanization
5.To be able to evaluate the relation between urban and urbanity
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bilanço 98 (1999) 75 Yılda Köylerden Şehirlere, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul
2.Keleş, Ruşen (2012) Kentleşme Politikası, İmge Kitapevi Yayınları, Ankara
3.Thorns, David C. (2004) Kentlerin Dönüşümü Kent Teorisi ve Kentsel Yaşam, Soyak Yayınları, İstanbul
4.Kılıçbay, Mehmet A. (2000) Şehirler ve Kentler, İmge Kitapevi Yayınları, Ankara
5.Mumford, Lewis (2007) Tarih Boyunca Kent Geçirdiği Dönüşümler ve Geleceği, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is urban? Urban phenomenon and formation process of urbans
Week 2 - Theoretical
Urban structures in historical process
Week 3 - Theoretical
Urban models
Week 4 - Theoretical
The approach of theories to the urban
Week 5 - Theoretical
Changes in the structure of the urban in connection with social change
Week 6 - Theoretical
Relation between industrialization and urbanization
Week 7 - Theoretical
Relation of migration and urbanization
Week 8 - Theoretical
The meaning of migrations from the perspective of urbans today
Week 9 - Theoretical
New concepts related to urbanization: satellite cities, mass housing, sites etc.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Transforming urbans - new urban models
Week 11 - Theoretical
Urban consciousness / perception, changes in the perception of urbanity with migration
Week 12 - Theoretical
Urban - local government associations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Research examples
Week 14 - Theoretical
Research examples
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Individual Work80216
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)124
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
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5
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5
5
5
5
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5
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5
5
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5
5
5
5
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5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
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5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026