Credits: 18. Grading scale: TH. Compulsory for: L1. Course coordinator: Univ lecturer Åsa Knutson, Trafikteknik. Recommended prerequisites: VFR 140. Assessment: Passed examinations and approved project work. Parts: 4. Further information: Project work as an integration of the different disciplines.

Aim
Basic knowledge of geological materials, their physical and technical characteristics; basic knowledge of the importance of different preconditions as topography, geology and ecology when a is road is relocated and constructed; basic knowledge of ecologic mechanisms, global environmental problems and important technical systems like energy and waste; enough knowledge of environmental law to judge when change of land use requires a special permission.

Contents
Integration of different aspects on change of land use: Road construction, Geology, Environmental systems as part of the physical sciences; Environmental law.
Project works will demand integration between the different aspects.

Literature
Kompendium i Teknisk geologi (http://connywww.tg.lth.se).
Michanek G och Zetterberg C Den svenska miljörätten, Uppsala 2004 ;
Kompendium i miljöskydd, del 4 - Miljöeffekter. KTH, Stockholm: Kompendium i vägbyggnad

Code: 0106. Name: Geology and Construction.
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Passed examination. Contents: This examination refers to parts aof the course dealing with geological and constructing issues.

Code: 0206. Name: Environmental Science and - Law.
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Passed examination. Contents: This examination refers to parts of the course dealing with environmental science and environmenta law.

Code: 0306. Name: Project Work Geology and Construction.
Credits: 4. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Papers and posters must reach an approvable scientific standard and follow given formal standard. Contents: In the first part of the project the geological conditions in a given area are identified and described in a paper and section diagram; in the second part a road projct in the same area is illustrated.

Code: 0406. Name: Project Works, Environment.
Credits: 4. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Papers and posters must reach an approvable scientific standard and follow given formal standard. Contents: The project works will help the students to understand environmental aspects on land use. the integration of environmental problems in environmental law will illustrate how these problems are supposed to be solved. The results are presented in two papers and one poster.