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| PEM4024 | Green Infrastructure Systems and Fragmentation | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nilgün GÜNEROĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to provide students with general knowledge of ecology, highlighting the causes and consequences of changes in ecosystems today, and to demonstrate what can be done to protect natural systems and minimize their degradation in planning and design studies. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | They understand the relationship between ecology and green spaces in the planning and development processes of cities from the past to the present. | 6 | 1,3, | | LO - 2 : | They can evaluate the contributions of ecological approaches to planning and design. | 6 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| Key factors defining ecological structure, fundamental goals in ecological planning and design, holistic, participatory and ecological urban design and planning, green space systems in planning, use of environmentally friendly technologies, ecological transportation solutions, eco-cities, vertical and rooftop gardens, rain gardens, transformation and rehabilitation efforts in urban areas. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition of ecology and its historical process. | | | Week 2 | Factors that constitute the ecological structure | | | Week 3 | Fundamental concepts in ecology | | | Week 4 | Major ecosystems on Earth | | | Week 5 | Causes and consequences of changes in the ecosystem. | | | Week 6 | Global warming and the urban heat island effect. | | | Week 7 | Energy-efficient designs | | | Week 8 | Protection and conservation organizations | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | The role of urban green spaces in ecological planning | | | Week 11 | Green infrastructure systems | | | Week 12 | Eco-cities | | | Week 13 | Transformation and rehabilitation | | | Week 14 | Examples from Türkiye | | | Week 15 | Examples from around the world | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Riddell R. 2003; Sustainable urban planning: tippingthe balance, Blackwell, Oxford. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 09/04/2026 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/06/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 76 |
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