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Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus
(name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)
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NA
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Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address
and signature) and Office Hours:
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Egin Zeka
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Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email
address and signature) and Office Hours:
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NA
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| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: |
NA
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| Language: |
English
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| Compulsory/Elective: |
Elective
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| Classroom and Meeting Time: |
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| Course Description: |
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| Course Objectives: |
- To know and characterize the sustainable transportation planning paradigm
- To analyze different transportation modes from a sustainable development viewpoint
- To know the prevalent contemporary sustainable transportation techniques, their applications and shortcomings
- To understand how land use development can influence travel behavior and public health
- To apply transportation demand management principles to different spatial settings
- To compare different types of bicycle and pedestrian facilities and assess their main design features
- To formulate retrofitting strategies for urban areas
- To assess safety issues for pedestrians, bicyclists and population groups with specials needs
- To distinguish the successful features of innovative transportation planning schemes
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| Week |
Topics |
| 1 |
Introduction into Transportation Planning |
| 2 |
Automobile dependence; changing trends and their implications for transport planning and public health |
| 3 |
Sustainable development; conventional vs. sustainable transportation planning |
| 4 |
Transportation demand management; parking management, transit passes, ridesharing, telecommuting, college campus applications |
| 5 |
Land use patterns and public policy; urban form; urban growth and transportation implications; transit oriented development |
| 6 |
The built environment; urban design characteristics, urban health |
| 7 |
Physical activity: types and patterns, public health |
| 8 |
Mid-Term |
| 9 |
Retrofitting existing urban areas, Adapting suburban communities, land use regulations, restriping |
| 10 |
Bicycling and walking activities; the 4 E’s approach: engineering, enforcement, encouragement and education |
| 11 |
Design of bicycle and pedestrian facilities |
| 12 |
Safety issues for pedestrians and bicyclists |
| 13 |
The transportation needs of special populations |
| 14 |
Professional praxis and Innovative transportation solutions |
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Program Competencies |
Cont. |
| Doctorate (PhD) in Architecture Program |
| 1 |
Speaking and Writing Skills Ability to read, write, listen, and speak effectively |
4 |
| 2 |
Critical Thinking Skills Ability to raise clear and precise questions, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions, and test them against relevant criteria and standards |
5 |
| 3 |
Graphics Skills Ability to use appropriate representational media, including freehand drawing and computer technology, to convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process |
2 |
| 4 |
Research Skills Ability to gather, assess, record, and apply relevant information in architectural course work |
5 |
| 5 |
Formal Ordering Systems Understanding of the fundamentals of visual perception and the principles and systems of order that inform two- and three-dimensional design, architectural composition, and urban design |
5 |
| 6 |
Fundamental Design Skills Ability to use basic architectural principles in the design of buildings, interior spaces, and sites |
2 |
| 7 |
Collaborative Skills Ability to recognize the varied talent found in interdisciplinary design project teams in professional practice and work in collaboration with other students as members of a design team |
5 |
| 8 |
International Traditions Understanding of the International architectural canons and traditions in architecture, landscape and urban design, as well as the climatic, technological, culture-economic, and other cultural factors that have shaped and sustained them |
5 |
| 9 |
National and Regional Traditions Understanding of national traditions and the local regional heritage in architecture, landscape design and urban design, including the vernacular tradition |
5 |
| 10 |
Use of Precedents Ability to incorporate relevant precedents into architecture and urban design projects |
5 |
| 11 |
Conservation and Restoration of Historical Districts Knowledge on historical districts and the gain of conservation consciousness documentation of historical buildings and the understanding the techniques which are needed to prepare restoration projects. |
3 |
| 12 |
Human Behavior Understanding of the theories and methods of inquiry that seek to clarify the relationship between human behavior and the physical environment |
4 |
| 13 |
Human Diversity Understanding of the diverse needs, values, behavioral norms, physical ability, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and individuals and the implication of this diversity for the societal roles and responsibilities of architects |
4 |
