Course syllabus

Design av stadens infrastruktur
Urban Infrastructure Design

VTVN05, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2023/24
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2023-03-21

General Information

Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

Aim

The purpose of the course is to provide knowledge about the design of the city's infrastructure at both the network and the local level. It focuses on understanding the needs of different roader users, and how the design of the transport and street infrastructure as well as the public space can affect the conditions and rights for all the road user groups.

 

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

 

 

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

The students will carry out a design project in a complex urban area. The course includes lectures, fieldwork, exersices and workshops. Examination is done by oral and written presentation.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Approved assignments and project work. The final grade is awarded on the basis of the grade on the individual assignments and the final project report and an oral presentation.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Admission

Admission requirements:

Assumed prior knowledge: VTVN15 Traffic Engineering and Analysis
The number of participants is limited to: No

Reading list

Contact and other information

Examinator: Chunli Zhao, chunli.zhao@tft.lth.se
Teacher: Chunli Zhao, chunli.zhao@tft.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tft.lth.se
Further information: The course will have the form of a project work.