Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : ZPM607 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 8 |
In this course, it is aimed to give various information on the subject by examining the concepts of climate change, the causes of climate change, climate change and cities, the effects of climate change on cities, the effects of cities on climate change, the methods of reducing the effects of climate change on cities, the concepts of climate change policies, the contributions of landscape architecture to cities in climate change.
The content of this course is regional and typological differences in climate change; climate change and urbanization; economic growth, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions; urban ecology in a changing climate; climate change risks faced by cities; effects of cities on climate change; making cities resistant to climate change; managing the threats of climate change to human health; the most common methods used by cities to combat climate change; city-level strategies and climate change mitigation action plans; climate adaptation through green infrastructure; the natural design of a plant community: a solution to climate change impacts in the urban landscape; cities and international climate change framework; financing of climate change solutions in cities; cities most at risk with climate change problems; coastal cities: sea level rise, storms and floods; contributions of landscape architecture profession to cities in the climate change process.
| Prof. Barış KARA |
| 1. | To understand and learn the concept of climate change, the causes of climate change and the factors that affect its regional and typological differentiation |
| 2. | To understand and learn the relationship climate change-city and climate change-urbanization |
| 3. | To understand and learn the effects of climate change on cities and cities on climate change |
| 4. | To understand and learn the methods used to reduce the effects of climate change on cities |
| 5. | To understand and learn the contribution of green infrastructure in reducing the effects of climate change in cities |
| 6. | To understand and learn the role of planting design in combating the effects of climate change |
| 7. | To understand and learn the strategies, action plans and policies developed to reduce the effects of climate change at the city level |
| 8. | To understand and learn the relationship between climate change and sustainable cities |
| 9. | To understand and learn about cities that are on the brink of climate change and cities that are most prepared |
| 10. | To understand and learn the contributions of landscape architecture to cities in the climate change process |
| 1. | plaNYC, 2014. Progres report: Sustainability & Resiliency 2014. The City of New York, NY. |
| 2. | Asian Development Bank, 2021. 100 Climate actions from cities in Asia and the Pacific. Metro Manila, Philippines. |
| 3. | United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), 2011. Cities And Climate Change, Global Report On Human Settlements 2011. Earthscan Ltd, London, Wahington DC. |
| 4. | Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN), 2015. Climate Change and Cities, Second Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network, ARC3.2 Summary for City Leaders. Columbia University. New York. |
| 5. | The World Bank, 2010. Cities and Climate Change: An Urgent Agenda. Urban Development and Local Government, Vol. 10, The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, Wahington DC. |
| 6. | The World Bank Group, 2011. Guide to Climate Change Adaptation in Cities. |
| 7. | Kamal-Chaoui, Lamia and Alexis Robert (eds.), 2009. Competitive Cities and Climate Change, OECD Regional Development Working Papers No: 2, 2009, OECD publishing, OECD. |
| 8. | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, 2019. Cities Fit for Climate Change, A Sourcebook for Climate-Proof Urban Development. Bonn, Germany. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %70 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Individual Work | 2 | 36 | 2 | 76 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 40 | 1 | 41 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 40 | 1 | 41 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 200 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | |
OÇ-1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
OÇ-2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
OÇ-3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |