Course Details Language of Instruction English Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree Department / Program ARCHITECTURE Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Elective Course Delivery Method Face To Face Objectives of the Course Conceptualizing the key trends and drivers of urbanization in contemporary world. Identify and analyses the socio-economic challenges that affect current society in the global urbanization. Examining and discussing the political challenges and their effects in relation to urbanization. Identify and evaluating the impact of the environmental challenges which will affect most venerable population around the globe and will enhance their effects in coming decades. Course Content This lecture focuses on the challenges of the global urbanisation. By using global examples in this lecture, we will critically analyse and discuss the challenges of urbanisation under three main categories; namely socio-economic, political, and environmental challenges. The module will not only focus on the challenges but also the last two lectures of the module will examine the key strategies in order to deal with these global problems. Course Methods and Techniques As a part of this lecture, students will be expected to do two research papers, weekly and participate in discussions about contemporary urban problems. The lecture will be face-to-face for 14 weeks. There will be 2 homework including a research paper and a reflection paper. The midterm exam will be a group presentation. Students are also expected to write a final assignment which focuses on a global urban problem and solution policy. Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator None Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Sinan Akyüz Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Görünümü 2020 Fakirlik ve Eşisizlik Brigitte Rohwerde Based on UN (2010), today every 5 people of 10 people in the planet live in cities, this figure expected to rise to seven in every 10 people by 2050. This means 6.25 billions of the 9.3 of billions of people will live in urban areas in 2050s. As the urban planners, architects, policy makers and academics we have to deal with the unprecedented problems of the global urbanisation in the coming decades. Therefore, this lecture focuses on the challenges of the global urbanisation. By using global examples in this lecture, we will critically analyse and discuss the challenges of urbanisation under three main categories; namely socio-economic, political, and environmental challenges. Under the socio-economic challenges we will explore concepts such as: economic development and urbanisation, informal housing and affordable housing policies. Under the political challenges chapter, we will critically analyse the concepts such as global cities, migration and urban citizenship and right to city. Moreover, the environmental challenges chapter will focus on evaluation of the climate change and the city, urban footprint and urban resilience. The module will not only focus on the challenges but also the last two lectures of the module will examine the key strategies in order to deal with these global problems.

 





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