Sustainability in Urban and Regional Planning Education in Turkey

Article History: Purpose: This study attempts to assess the status of sustainability across Urban and Regional Planning (URP) Undergraduate programs in Turkey by (1) examining the contents of sustainability courses, and (2) acquiring more information about how the courses are taught and evaluated. Research Methods: The study is based on a document analysis of course syllabuses, which are documents including course description, course objectives, course content, reading materials, recommended textbooks, and evaluation techniques. The course syllabuses are examined using both descriptive and content analysis. With the descriptive analysis, the current status, teaching and evaluation methods, and teaching instruments are identified; with the content analysis, common themes are defined. Findings: The results showed that sustainability was Received: 17 Jan. 2020 Received in revised form: 08 Feb. 2021 Accepted: 15 Feb. 2021 DOI: 10.14689/ejer.2021.92.3