Graduate Education Institute · Urbanism and Urban Transformation · Doctorate
ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Serhat ANIKTAR
Course Objective
Urbanization in Turkey, Urban Transformation, Gecekondaşma, Migration and Settlement, Globalization and the City
Course Content
Urbanization in Turkey, Urban Transformation, Gecekondaşma, Migration and Settlement, Globalization and the City
Required Resources
LECTURE NOTES.
Recommended Resources
LECTURE NOTES.
Course Learning Outcomes
- The general framework of the urbanization.
- Students will examine a critical view of urban reconstruction and its socio-spatial consequences, especially after the 1980s, in the world;
- Students will explore the different urban dynamics and problems that arise in late industrialized / capitalist cities.
- The students will explore the different urban dynamics and problems that arise in the context of Turkey.
- Students will learn the dynamics of urbanization in cities and the theories that explain sociological change in a comparative way
- They learn about the institutions, actors and processes of cities.
- It has knowledge about the historical formation and development of cities.
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%30 (58) Architecture and Building%50 (85) Environmental Protection%20
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionSelf study
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterm | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final | 5 | 10 | 50 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The origin of cities | Preliminary |
| 2 | Pre-industrial cities | Again |
| 3 | Cities and European civilization | Again |
| 4 | Industrial city: 19th century capital city Paris | Again |
| 5 | The "urban" phenomenon is the research topic: Approaches to explain modern cities: a) Chicago School: Social Ecological Approach -Robert Erza Park -Redorick D. McKenzie -Ernest Burgess -Louiss Wirth | Again |
| 6 | Political-economic approach: -Henry Lefebre -Manuel Castells -David Harvey | Again |
| 7 | Discussion and replay | Again |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | World City: Metropolitan city phenomenon | Again |
| 10 | Metropolitan and mental life | Again |
| 11 | Crisis, restructuring, world cities and international cities | Again |
| 12 | City, class, power | Again |
| 13 | Urbanization as a way of life | Again |
| 14 | Neoliberal control of the "suburbs" or the urban poor | Again |
| 15 | Final exam | Final exam |
| 16 |