Course Weekly Lecture Plan

Week	Topic
1	Introduction to the course and the ‘re’ agenda
2	On the ‘re’ agenda: Models in the reproduction of urban space
3	Changing context: Evolution of urban ‘re’ framework
4	From brownfields to opportunity spaces: Space, place and design
5	Environmental responsibility, sustainability and resilience
6	Urban economy and regeneration
7	Resolving community realm in urban regeneration
8	Academic break
9	Managing and delivering urban regeneration: Top-down policies vs Bottom-up strategies [I]
10	Managing and delivering urban regeneration: Top-down policies vs Bottom-up strategies [II]
11	Screening & Discussion
12	Urban renewal in Turkey: The policy and practice A critical appraisal on Turkey’s neoliberal quest of urban renewal
13	Renewal agenda in Istanbul: Urbanisation vs. urbicide
14	Midterm assignment presentations & General evaluation, Future prospects
15	Midterm assignment presentations & General evaluation, Future prospects