Syllabus
| Weeks | Topic(s) and reading list | 
| 1 26 September, 2017 | Evolution, definition and purpose of urban regeneration | 
| 2 03 October, 2017 | Models in urban regeneration. The issue of gentrification | 
| 3 10 October, 2017 | Theoretical background on urban residential structure Chicago school and ecological tradition | 
| 4 17 October, 2017 | Economic regeneration and funding. Strategy and partnership in urban regeneration. | 
| 5 24 October, 2017 | Physical and environmental aspects of urban regeneration Sociocultural aspects of urban regeneration | 
| 6 31 October, 2017 | Political and legal dimensions of urban regeneration. Social participation as the part of urban regeneration processes. | 
| 7 7 November, 2017 | The world experience on urban regeneration-I European cases | 
| 8 14 November, 2017 | The world experience on urban regeneration-II Non-western cases | 
| 9 21 November, 2017 | Urbanization history in Turkey: growth and change The legal framework regulating transformation | 
| 10 28 November, 2017 | The Turkish experience on urban regeneration-I Early transformation practises | 
| 11 05 December, 2017 | The Turkish experience on urban regeneration-II New tendencies on urban regeneration in Turkey | 
| 12 12 December, 2017 | The Turkish experience on urban regeneration-III ON-SİTE ANALYSIS: problems and potentials of a chosen distressed residential area in urban environment | 
| 13 19 December, 2017 | Individual / team presentations of the practical experience in observing central city areas, urban life and spatial characteristics. | 
| 14 26 December, 2017 | An overview on urban regeneration: A critical assessment of contemporary policies impinging upon cities |