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FACULTY of ARCHITECTURE / DEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING
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SBP3040@Vulnerability and Resilience in Planning2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Berna Sezen ÖZEN
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
In planning, risk, vulnerability, and resilience are defined using different variables and measurement methods at different scales, therefore the definitions and types of these concepts (social, economic, environmental (ecological), physical, institutional/political, community, urban, and rural vulnerability and resilience) can vary. For this reason, the aim of the course is to enable students to define the concepts of risk, vulnerability, and resilience at different scales and types in planning, learn about related indicators and measurement methods, examine and interpret spatial and thematic analyses, establish relationships with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), examine national and international practices, and develop strategies/policies and guidelines.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : To identify the concepts of risk, vulnerability, and resilience at different scales and in different types within the planning process.1 - 4 - 5 - 91,6,
LO - 2 : To learn about indicators and measurement methods related to different types of vulnerability and resilience concepts.1 - 4 - 5 - 91,6,
LO - 3 : To examine and interpret spatial and thematic analyses related to different types of vulnerability and resilience concepts.1 - 4 - 5 - 91,6,
LO - 4 : To establish connections between different types of vulnerability and resilience concepts and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).1 - 4 - 5 - 91,6,
LO - 5 : To examine national and international practices related to different types of vulnerability and resilience concepts, and develop strategies/policies and guidelines.1 - 4 - 5 - 91,6,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The concept and components of risk, vulnerability and resilience concepts in planning, their types concepts (social, economic, environmental (ecological), physical, institutional/political, community, urban, and rural vulnerability and resilience), relevant indicators and measurement methods, their relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), national and international practices, strategy/policy development and guidelines.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction, aim and context of the course and general information about related readings and resources.
 Week 2Concepts and approaches related to Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience Concepts of risk, stress, and shock, their components and types, Types of disasters
 Week 3The concept of vulnerability, its types, relevant indicators and measurement methods, and its relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 Week 4Social vulnerability and Economic vulnerability, related indicators and measurement methods.
 Week 5Environmental/ecological vulnerability and physical vulnerability, relevant indicators and measurement methods.
 Week 6Institutional/political vulnerability and societal vulnerability, relevant indicators and measurement methods.
 Week 7Urban and rural vulnerability Vulnerability indices, applications, and the development of strategies/policies and guidelines for improvement
 Week 8The concept of resilience, its types, relevant indicators and measurement methods, and its relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 Week 9MIDTERM EXAM
 Week 10Social resilience and Economic resilience, related indicators and measurement methods.
 Week 11Environmental/ecological resilience and physical resilience, relevant indicators and measurement methods.
 Week 12Institutional/political resilience and societal resilience, relevant indicators and measurement methods.
 Week 13Urban and rural resilience Resilience indices, applications, and the development of strategies/policies and guidelines for improvement
 Week 14Term paper presentation
 Week 15General Assessment and Discussions on the Risk Concept and Components, Vulnerability and Resilience Concepts in Planning, Types (Social, Economic, Environmental/Ecological, Physical, Institutional/Political, Community, Urban and Rural Vulnerability and Resilience), Relevant Indicators and Measurement Methods, Relationship with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), National and International Practices, Strategy/Policy and Guideline Development
 Week 16FINAL EXAM
 
Textbook / Material
1Jha, A. K., Miner, T. W., & Stanton-Geddes, Z. (2013). Building urban resilience. Washington, DC: World Bank.
2Birkmann, J. (2013). Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards: towards disaster resilient societies. United Nations University Press
3Modica, M., Reggiani, A., & Nijkamp, P. (2018). Vulnerability, resilience and exposure: Methodological aspects and an empirical applications to shocks. SEEDS Working Paper, 13, 2018.
4Cutter, S. L. (2003). The vulnerability of science and the science of vulnerability. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 93(1), 1-12.
 
Recommended Reading
1Baycan, T., & Özen, B. S. (2014). Mapping Social Vulnerability in Turkey. 23rd SRA- Europe Conference: Analysis and Governance of Risks Beyond Boundaries: Joint Special Symposium of Society for Risk Analysis Europe (SRA-E) and European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Resilience of Regions in the Face of Risks, İstanbul, Turkey.
2Baycan, T., & Özen, B. S. (2018). The effects of the global economic crisis on the innovation performance of EU countries. In Resilience, Crisis and Innovation Dynamics (pp. 17-46). Edward Elgar Publishing.
3Meerow, S., Newell, J. P., & Stults, M. (2016). Defining urban resilience: A review. Landscape and urban planning, 147, 38-49.
4Wisner, B. and College, O. (2016). Vulnerability as concept, model, metric, and tool. In Oxford research encyclopedia of natural hazard science.
5Urban Resilience Master Planning: A Guidebook for Practitioners and Policymakers, 2015 Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI)
6Urban Risk Management and Resilience Strategy, 2021, UNDP.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 06/04/2026 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 14 11/05/2026 20
End-of-term exam 16 11/06/2026 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 8 16
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 1 14 14
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 6 12
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load102