Week
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Course Content
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Resource
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1
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Explanation of the concepts of perception, cognition, image and identity
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Deniz, K., 2004. "Konyada Üç Farklı Kentsel Mekanda Kent Kimliği Araştırması", S.Ü. Fen Bilimleri Ens., Basılmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Konya.
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2
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Explanation of the concepts of urban image and identity through the examples from Turkish and World cities
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Luque-Martinez, T., Del Barrio Garcia, S., Ibanez-Zapata, J.A. & Rodriguez Molina, M.A. (2007). Modeling a citys image: The case of Granada, Cities, 24(5), 335?352, Elsevier.Lynch K. (1960). The image of the city, The M.I.T Press, Cambridge.Nasar, J. (1990). The evaluative image of the city, Journal of the American Planning Association(JAPA), 56:1, 41-53.
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3
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The place and the importance of abstract concepts such as meaning, belonging, sense of place within urban image and identity
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Schulz, N. (1984). Genius loci, towards a phenomenology of architecture, Rizzoli, New York.
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4
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The legibility, imageability, perceivability of urban space
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Gouveia, A.P.S., Farias, P.L. & Gatto, P.S. (2009). Letters and cities: reading the urban environment with the help of perception theories, Visual Communication, 8 (3), 339-348., Sage pub.Zmudzinska-Nowak, M. (2003). Searching for legible city form: Kevin Lynchs theory in contemporary perspective, Journal of Urban Technology, 10 (3), 19-39, Carfax pub.
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5
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Various concepts affecting and directing perception, positive effects on urban design
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Rapoport, A. (1977). Human aspects of urban form-towards a man-environment approach to urban form and design, Pergamon Press.
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6
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Interaction between behaviour patterns and perceivability, imageability of urban space
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Topcu, K.D., Topçu, M., 2012. Visual presentation of mental images in urban design education: cognitive maps, Procedia, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier.
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7
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Cognitive maps, Techniques of cognitive maps, their contribution to the planning process, objective-subjective evaluations, giving the assignment titles
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Kitchin, R.M. (1994). Cognitive maps: what they are and why we study them, Journal of EnvironmentalPsychology, 14, 10-19.Downs, R. M., & Stea, D. (1977), Maps in minds: reflections on cognitive mapping, New York.Long, Y. & Baran, P.K.,2006. Methodology for analyzing the relationships between objective and subjective evaluations of urban environment: space syntax, cognitive maps, and urban legibility, Spatial Cognition 06, Space Syntax and Spatial Cognition Workshop Proceedings, Bremen, Germany.
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8
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Producing behavioral maps, explanation through the examples
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Golledge, R. G. (1999). Wayfinding behavior: Cognitive mapping and other spatial processes, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.Golledge, R. G., & Stimson, R. J. (1997). Spatial behavior: A geographic perspective, New York: Guilford.Saarinen, T. F. (1976). Environmental planning: perception and behavior, Boston: Houghton.
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9
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Cognitive mapping exercises
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Yeung, H. W. C. & Savage, V. R. (1996). Urban imagery and the main street of the nation: the legibility of Ord Road in the eyes of Singaporeans, Urban Studies, 33, 473?494.
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10
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Behavioral mapping exercises
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Golledge, R. G., & Stimson, R. J. (1997). Spatial behavior: A geographic perspective, New York: Guilford. Golledge, R. G. (1999). Wayfinding behavior: Cognitive mapping and other spatial processes, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
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11
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Mid-term examination
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12
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Assignment presentation and discussion
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Case study
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13
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Assignment presentation and discussion
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Case study
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14
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Assignment presentation and discussion
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Case study
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15
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Assignment presentation and discussion
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Case study
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