Valid for: 2012/13
Decided by: Education Board 3
Date of Decision: 2012-04-04
Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: V3
Elective for: L4-fr, L5-gi
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The aim of the course is that the students should develop insights into:
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
The course contains the following themes:
• A sustainable transport system: What does sustainability imply
within the transportation sector and how can one aim for a
sustainable transport system?
• Development of traffic: How has personal transportation and
freight changed throughout history, what is the situation like
today and how do we expect it to change in the future under
different assumptions?
• Planning principles: An overview of the different principles
and ideals that have characterized the urban planning in Sweden, in
particular the traffic planning.
• Prognosis models on different levels
• The political objectives in transportation and the planning
process. How is the distribution of resources done and how does the
planning process for an infrastructure project work?
• Transport modes: Planning conditions for car, bus, cycling and
walking. How do the different modes differ from each other in a
planning perspective for example when it comes to capacity and
design?
• Traffic safety
• Accessibility for road users with special needs.
Within these themes several assignments are made with oral as well as written presentation. Teachers give oral and written feedback. Field studies with supervision from teachers are carried out as a part of the assignments.
Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Examination and passing grade in written exercises.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: VTT100, VTT131, VTVF05
Course coordinator: Andreas Persson, Andreas.Persson@tft.lth.se
Course coordinator: Helena Svensson, Helena.Svensson@tft.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tft.lth.se/utbildning/grundutbildning
Further information: The course contains lectures and a number of project assignments in small groups. Oral and writen feedback is given on the assignments. Field work under supervision is done.