Syllabus, valid from 2021-01-18
Syllabus, valid from 2021-01-18
Title
Transport, Mobility and Urban Planning
Swedish title
Transport, mobilitet och stadsplanering
Course code
BY260E
Credits
10 credits
Grading scale
UA / Excellent (A), Very Good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Pass (E) or Fail (U)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Culture and Society
Syllabus approval date
2020-04-20
Syllabus valid from
2021-01-18
Level
Basic level
Entry requirements
General entry requirements
Main field
No main field.
Progression level
G1N
Progression level in relation to degree requirements
The course is given within the undergraduate program Urban Development and Planning.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to the role of transport and different forms of mobility in social planning. The students are introduced to transport planning at supranational, national, regional and local level. The course highlights the political processes, governance and critical perspectives in urban transport planning and its relation to urban mobility and sustainability.
Course contents
The course includes:
- The historical development of the transport system and the role of the transport system in societal development with focus on urbanization and urban planning
- The transport planning process from national planning, regional planning and local planning for urban transports
- The perspective of transport in relation to the concept of mobility
- The perspective of transport planning in relation to urban mobility and sustainability
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. understand the role of transports for societal development, their societal benefits and how these are described and analyzed
2. understand the governance of the transport planning process at supranational, national, regional and local level and its relation to the political objectives for transport planning
3. understand the difference between transport planning and planning for sustainable mobility
Skills and competence
At the end of the course, the student should be able to have the ability to:
4. describe and analyze the role of the transport’s system in relation to regional and societal development
5. identify central stakeholders and planning steps in the transport planning process on national, regional and local level
6. identify and investigate transport related issues in relation to mobility issues
7. critically reflect on a transport planning problem
Evaluation ability and approach
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
8. discuss the role of the transport’s system for societal development independently using relevant course literature
9. evaluate transport planning strategies and mobility plans from the perspective of sustainability using relevant literature
Learning activities
The course is organized around lectures, mandatory seminars, group work, individual work, and study visits.
Assessment
The assessment of the students is conducted by:
- Compulsory seminars (3 cr) (learning outcomes 1-5) (grading scale UG). Oral examination.
- Group work (3 cr) (learning outcomes 1-9) (grading scale AU). Written self-evaluation from each student will be required for individual examination.
- Individual essay (4 cr) (learning outcomes 6-9) (grading scale AU). Written examination
Information on how the full course grade is determined will be provided at the start of the course.
Course literature and other study material
- Hickman, R., Lira, B. M., Givoni, M. & Geurs, K. (2019) (Eds). A companion to Transport, Space and Equity, NECTAR Series on Transportation and Communcation Network Research, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788119825
- Standley, J. & Hensher, D. A. (2019). A research Agenda for Transport Policy, Elgar Research Agenda, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788970204
Additional articles will be made available electronically.
Course evaluation
The University provides students participating in or upon completion of a course with the opportunity to relay their experiences of and opinions on the course through a course evaluation which is administered by the University. The University compiles and summarizes the course evaluations and informs students of the results and any decisions relating to measures made on the basis of the course evaluations. Results are made available to students (HF 1:14)
Interim rules
If a course is no longer offered or has undergone major changes, students are offered two re-take sessions based on the syllabus in force at registration during a period of one year from the date of the implementation of the changes.
Additional information
Language of instruction: English
This syllabus is a translation from Swedish.