Information Package / Course Catalogue
Increasing Climate Change Adaptability Capacity in Cities
Course Code: CSAG658
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to raise awareness about the concept of city health development plan and provide information on what can be done in health management field

Course Content

After explaining the concept of city health development plan, examine existing examples. Recognizing the importance of inter-sectoral cooperation in urban health work by raising awareness of the health-related duties of local governments in the development of the city

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.1) City health development plan
2.2) Duties of local governments
3.3) Turkey and the world of healthy cities
4.Cooperation between sectors
5. To be able to think interdisciplinary on issues related to public administration
Recommended or Required Reading
1.-Prof. Dr. E. Didem Evci Kiraz’s unpublished course notes
2. -Evci, E.D., Ekmekçigil, A., Sökmen, İ., Ercan, A. İ., Toprak, İ., Aycan, S. (2001). Şehir sağlığı profilleri şehrinizdeki sağlık göstergelerinin rapor edilmesi. Ankara: T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü
3. -World Health Organization. (1994). City Health Profiles: how to report on health in your city. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
4. -Commission on Social Determinants of Health. (2008). Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health: final report of the commission on social determinants of health
5. -Rothenberg, R., Stauber, C., Weaver, S., Dai, D., Prasad, A., & Kano, M. (2015). Urban health indicators and indices—current status. BMC public health, 15(1), 494
6. -World Health Organization. (1994). City Health Profiles: how to report on health in your city. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.
7.Weaver, S., Dai, D., Stauber, C. E., & Luo, R. (2014). The Urban Health Index: A Handbook for its Calculation and Use
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course objectives and objectives
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition of city health development plan
Week 3 - Theoretical
Preparing city health development plan-1
Week 4 - Theoretical
Preparing city health development plan-2
Week 5 - Theoretical
Institutions that can work in city health
Week 6 - Theoretical
Duties of local governance in city health-1
Week 7 - Theoretical
Duties of local governance in city health-2
Week 8 - Theoretical
Duties of local governance in city health-3 (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Duties of local governance in city health-3
Week 10 - Theoretical
Examination of city health development plan sample-1
Week 11 - Theoretical
Examination of city health development plan sample-2
Week 12 - Theoretical
Inter-sectoral cooperation in urban health work-1
Week 13 - Theoretical
Inter-sectoral cooperation in urban health work-2
Week 14 - Theoretical
Public health perspective on urban health
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Seminar1%5
Presentation1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1482140
Seminar18210
Presentation 18210
Midterm Examination112214
Final Examination124226
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
1
2
3
4
5
OÇ-2
5
4
3
2
1
OÇ-3
4
5
4
5
4
OÇ-4
3
5
5
4
5
OÇ-5
2
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026