Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sustainability in Urban Green Spaces
Course Code: ZPM612
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
Objectives of the Course

The purposes of this course are to provide students wıth knowledge and information about the definition of urban green areas, their types, functions and benefits; the status of urban green spaces in legislation; the effects of urbanization and global warming on urban green spaces; challenges in planning and designing urban green spaces; planning and design approaches in sustainable urban green spaces; management and strategies in sustainable urban green areas, and public participation and importance in sustainable urban green areas.

Course Content

The contents of this course include the definition, types and classification of urban green areas; functions and benefits of urban green spaces; the status of urban green spaces in legislation; effects of urbanization on urban green spaces; global warming and its effects on urban green spaces; challenges in planning and designing urban green spaces; sustainability and the role of urban green spaces; planning approaches in sustainable urban green spaces; sustainable design in urban green spaces; management of sustainable urban green spaces; sustainable urban green space strategies, and public participation and importance in sustainable urban green spaces.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Abdullah AKPINAR
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn the definition, types, functions and benefits of urban green areas.
2.To learn the status of urban green spaces in legal legislation.
3.To learn the effects of urbanization, global warming , and climate change on urban green spaces.
4.To learn the difficulties encountered in the planning and design of urban green spaces.
5.To learn planning and design approaches in sustainable urban green spaces.
6.To learn management and strategies in sustainable urban green spaces.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.COSTA, C. S., ERJAVEC, I. Š., & MATHEY, J. (2008). Green spaces–a key resources for urban sustainability The GreenKeys approach for developing green spaces. Urbani izziv, 19(2), 199-211.
2.Ning Li ve Yang Liu. Sustainability in Urban Planning and Design. IntechOpen.
3.Urban Green Spaces: Combining Goals for Sustainability and Placemaking. europenowjournal.org/2021/05/10/urban-green-spaces-combining-goals-for-sustainability-and-placemaking/
4.World Health Organization (2017) Urban green spaces: A brief for action.
5.Aksoy, Y. (2014). TÜRKIYE'DE YESIL ALANLARLA ILGILI YASAL DÜZENLEMELER/THE LEGAL REGULATIONS RELATED TO GREEN AREAS IN TURKEY. Istanbul Ticaret Universitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 13(26), 1.
6.Karataş, A., & Kılıç, S. (2017). Sürdürülebilir Kentsel Gelişme ve Yeşil Alanlar. Journal of faculty of political science, (56).
7.Bayramoğlu, E., & Seyhan, S.(2019) KENTSEL AÇIK YEŞİL ALANLARDA İKLİM DEĞİŞİMİ. 4th International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Architecture, Planning and Design, 4 (7), 25-27.
8.Aksoy, Y., & Ergun, N. (2009). Kentleşme ve yeşil alan sorunu üzerine bir araştırma İstanbul kenti Bakırköy ilçesi örneği. TÜBAV Bilim Dergisi, 2(4), 426-438.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to course: content, reason, importance, process method and needs
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition, types and classification of urban green spaces
Week 3 - Theoretical
Functions and benefits of urban green spaces
Week 4 - Theoretical
The status of urban green spaces in legal legislation
Week 5 - Theoretical
The effects of urbanization on urban green spaces
Week 6 - Theoretical
The effects of global warming and climate change on urban green spaces
Week 7 - Theoretical
Challenges in planning and designing urban green spaces
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sustainability and the role of urban green spaces
Week 9 - Theoretical
Planning approaches in sustainable urban green spaces
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sustainable design in urban green spaces
Week 11 - Theoretical
Management of sustainable urban green spaces
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sustainable urban green space strategies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Public participation and importance in sustainable urban green spaces
Week 14 - Theoretical
Students' presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment2048
Individual Work140570
Midterm Examination136440
Final Examination136440
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
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
OÇ-4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-5
5
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
OÇ-6
5
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026