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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İD109 | Urbanization and Climate Change | Elective | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Second Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | Historical process of cities, structure of cities, climate change, causes of climate change, climate change and its relationship with cities, effects of cities on climate change, effects of climate change on cities, methods of reducing the effects of climate change on cities, concepts of climate change policies and the international dimension of climate change. It is intended to provide various information. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Prof. Dr. Hayriye Şengün | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Ability to understand and learn the concepts of urbanization, urban ecological problems, climate change, the causes of climate change, and the factors affecting regional and typological differentiation. | | 2 | Ability to understand and learn the effects of climate change on cities and cities on climate change | | 3 | Ability to understand and learn the methods used to reduce the effects of climate change on cities | | 4 | Ability to understand and learn the strategies, action plans and policies developed to reduce the effects of climate change at the city level | | 5 | Ability to understand and learn the relationship between climate change and sustainable cities | | 6 | Ability to understand and learn the international dimension of climate change and international action strategies |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | - | | Course Contents | | The content of this course; Urbanization, climate change, economic effects of climate change, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, urban ecology and climate relationship, climate change risks faced by cities, effects of cities on climate change, making cities resilient to climate change, management of the effects of climate change on human health, climate action plans to reduce the effects of change, cities and the international climate change framework, financing of urban climate change solutions, cities at risk of climate change, coastal cities and climate change risks, international collaborations, international climate change prevention policies. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Introduction, importance, scope, method of operation and requirements of the course | | | | 2 | Concept of city, city-climate relationship, climate change and urbanization | | | | 3 | Climate change; Causes of climate change, regional and typological differences | | | | 4 | Effects of climate change on cities: Effects on physical infrastructure, economic effects | | | | 5 | Effects of climate change on cities: Effects on physical infrastructure, economic effects | | | | 6 | Effects of climate change on cities: Rain and storm effects, heat effects and heat island effects, effects of increasing drought and water scarcity | | | | 7 | Impacts of cities on climate change | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Methods to reduce the effects of climate change on cities: Nature and technology-based solutions | | | | 10 | Methods to reduce the effects of climate change on cities: Urban governance | | | | 11 | Methods to reduce the effects of climate change on cities: International and national policies | | | | 12 | Methods to reduce the effects of climate change on cities: International agreements and their effects | | | | 13 | Climate change and sustainable cities; Identifying cities sensitive to climate change | | | | 14 | Cities on the brink of climate change; Cities struggling with climate change; Cities best prepared for climate change | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | 1- Türkiye'de İklim Değişikliği Siyaseti, Nuran Talu, Phoenix Yayınları,
2- Çevre ve İkim Değişikliği 101/İklim Değişikliğinden Kyoto Protokolü'ne Ekoloji Hakkında Bilmemiz Gereken Her Şey, Ferhan Can, Say Yayınları
3- Son Buzul Erimeden, Levent Kurnaz, Doğan Kitap
4- Kentleşme Politikası, Ruşen Keleş, İmge Kitabevi
5-Related articles | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | - |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Discussion | 9 | 1 | 9 | | Brain Storming | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Writing Paper | 6 | 3 | 18 | | Criticising Paper | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Reading | 10 | 3 | 30 | | Homework | 10 | 2 | 20 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | LO2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | LO5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | LO6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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