METU | Course Syllabus

Course Objectives

The main objectives of the course are:

To improve students’ understanding of urban areas in their wider regions, of urban structures and contemporary urban problems and issues;
To provide students with the theoretical knowledge and technical skills of comprehensive and in-depth analysis of urban areas, and their various sectors;
To help students make use of various mapping and GIS techniques in spatially representing the outcomes of their analysis;
To provide students with the theory and techniques of strategic planning at different scales;
To help students apply their acquired knowledge of urban analysis and strategic planning on a selected urban area;
To equip students with the skills of translating the strategic planning decisions made during the smaller-scale plans into larger-scale plans;
To improve students’ knowledge and skills in a particular field of city and regional planning;
To equip students with the knowledge and skills of writing policies and guidelines.

Students who complete this course will acquire the theoretical knowledge and methods of strategic planning at various urban scales and improve their knowledge and skills in a particular field of city and regional planning.