SBP 218 - Project IV

Course Objectives

The main objective of Project IV is to define the basic components of a settlement and discuss its future development by using analysis, evaluation and decision-making methods and techniques within the framework of the spatial strategic planning approach. In this context, depending on the spatial strategic planning approach;
? To reveal the spatial dynamics of a settlement according to settlement systems and spatial grading, transportation networks and relations, land uses, social, economic and environmental characteristics,
? Determination of inter-sectoral relations and spatial effects, identification of techniques and problems to explain the social-environmental-economic structure,
? It is aimed to use strategic decision-making methods by taking into account the social-institutional structures and legal framework in discussing future predictions.
For the Project IV course to be conducted in the spring semester of the 2024-2025 academic year, Sultanbeyli District of Istanbul Province has been selected as the study area. In the light of current planning studies such as the Provincial Environmental Plan and Regional Plan, it is aimed to reveal urban and regional development strategies for Sultanbeyli settlement by using different planning analysis and evaluation techniques.
In the 4th semester project study, it is aimed to gain knowledge and skills on analytical evaluation and decision-making methods supported by geographic information systems (GIS) in order to benefit the students in their other term project studies in the following semesters and in their planning studies after graduation. As a core value component, students are expected to consider universal planning principles such as conservation and utilization balance and sustainable development in the transfer of environmental, social and cultural resources to future generations, which will be taken into account in different plan types and plan applications at different scales.

Course Description

The basic philosophy of the project is to create a dynamic and experimental environment that encourages research, discovery, forecasting and decision-making. In the studio, a learning environment is created in which the knowledge experienced and obtained in the project area guides planning within the systematics of scientific thinking, the learning outcomes are discussed in the classroom and the results are questioned according to the changing and transforming society, city and planning agenda.
The topics selected in the studio are based on real problems and problem solving is handled within a multidimensional thinking system. Collaborative approaches established with local administrations, non-governmental organizations, the public and all other urban actors gain importance in the selection of the working area of the project studio and in ensuring that the real problems of the selected area are addressed.