Entry requirements

At least 30 credits in built environment, geography, architecture, physical planning or the equivalent.

Progression level in relation to degree requirements

The course does not belong to a main field of study

Course contents

The course is an introduction to transport planning and the relation between transport, land use, and everyday mobilities in cities and regions. The course deals with:

• Transport policy and planning in urban regions
• The influence of policy and planning for land-use development and modal choice in urban settings
• The role of the transport system for urban development
• Everyday mobilities from a gender and equity perspective
• The development of sustainable transport systems

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students shall be able to:

1. Explain the role of the transport system for urban and regional economic and land-use development
2. Explain the role of central stakeholders and forms of collaborations in transport planning processes
3. Explain the difference between conventional transport planning and planning for sustainable mobility
4. Critically assess and constructively discuss the role of the transport system in relation to policy objectives such as gender equality and equity, land-use development and everyday mobilities.

Learning activities

Lectures, workshops, seminars, group work

Assessment

Seminar (1 credit) (UG) (Learning goals 1, 2, 4)

Workshop (1 credit) (UG) (learning goals 2, 3, 4)

Individual assignment (5.5 credits)( UA) (learning goals 1, 2, 3, 4)

All learning goals are individually assessed

For a passing course grade at least G or E is required. The course grade is based on the ndividual Assignment.

Course literature

Schiller, P. & Kenworthy, J. (latest edition). An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation Policy, Planning, and Implementation. Routledge, London.

Articles and additional material will be made available electronically i

Course evaluation

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

Interim rules

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

Additional information

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.