TRANSPORTS AND SOCIETY | VTVA15 |
Aim
The course provides fundamental knowledge of the physical planning with focus on the infrastructure, and
knowledge of the transport market and demands from society and clients, as well as the transport sectors organisation and financing.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must
· be able to put together information from different sources, compare and draw independent conclusions
Contents
The main features of the planning process on national, regional and local levels and the interaction of the various levels and actors. Responsibility for the physical planning. The main features of the physical plannings system of rules.
A real planning project is analysed in combination with a study trip. The course comprises Swedish and EU transport policy goals, travellers wishes and goods-transport buyers demands and wishes. Moreover, attention is also given to transporters possibilities and interest in meeting the various demands. The Swedish transport authorities organisation and financing as well as the planning process are also taken up.
Results are acounted for in written and oral reports.
Literature
The students search their own literature but their will be a coarse library available.
Thesis writing: Strömquist Siv, Skrivboken. Gleerups 2000. Svenska Språknämnden, Svenska skrivregler. Liber 2000.