SBP 4033E - Rural Settlements and Problems

Course Objectives

1 - Defining basic characteristics of rural settlements
2 - Understanding physical and socio-economic characteristics of rural settlements in Turkey
3 - Getting familier with legal tools related with rural planning
4 - Assessing Turkey s rural development policies in the EU accessing process
5 - Improving sustainable and alternative planning approaches for rural development problems

Course Description

Definition of Rural Settlements and Physical characteristics. Socio-economic properties of rural settlements. Planning Problems in Rural Settlements. Plannning Approaches on the SPO and the Ministerial Levels. Foreign Countries Cases and Alternative Planning and Development Approaches for Rural Settlements.