SBP 431E - Metropolitan Planning

Course Objectives

1.To explain the concept of metropolitan area and metropolitan city
2.To explain the reasons behind the diverse metropolitan development process in cities
3.To understand the forces on metropolitan development process in Turkey
4.To explain the metropolitan planning process, approaches, strategies and methods
5.To discuss the issues on the implemantation of metropolitan planning

Course Description

Impacts of Agricultural, Industrial and Informational Revolution on urban structure. Conceptual analysis of metropolitan area and metropolitan city. Typical social and physical characteristics of diverse metropolitan areas in the world. Metropolitan development processes in Turkey and Istanbul. Impact of information technologies on the land use of metropolitan area. Metropolitan planning processes, models, strategies, approaches and methodologies. Sustainable metropolitan planning.