Urban Infrastructure Design
Design av stadens infrastruktur

VTVN05, 7.5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2025/26
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2025-04-10
Effective: 2025-05-05

General Information

Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Elective for: V5-tv
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

• Learn, understand and be able to use the fundamental concepts, and principles that are used internationally, as well as in the Swedish context to guide the sustainable design of urban infrastructure, both for transport and public life
• Understand the importance of basing the design solutions on systematic field work
• Understand how design influence the accessibility for different means of transport and different road user groups
• Understand how design influence the traffic system

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• Be able to observe, identify and analyze the problems at traffic sites in order to improve them and reach better traffic conditions for the users and improve the quality of the surrounding environment.
• Be able to apply theoretical knowledge to support the design proposals
• Be able to apply national transport policies as well as local regulations and goals in the design process
• Be able to illustrate the analyses made on the traffic system
• Be able to visualize the design solutions with drawings and illustrations

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• Understand the value of systematic investigation work and understand the system effects of traffic.

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.

Modules
Code: 0116. Name: Project Work.
Credits: 7.5. Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5). Assessment: Written and oral presentation of project work.

Admission

Admission requirements:

• VTTF01 Traffic Engineering

Reading list

• VGU, TRAST and Trafikverkets Effektkatalog.
• A course library is available during the course.
• Groot, Rik de: Design Manual for bicycle traffic. CROW, 2007, ISBN: 978-90-6628-494-4.
• Arterial streets for people. Artist Project: Arterial Streets Towards Sustainability. Available on: http://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=1039015&fileOId=1039035.
• Trafik för en attraktiv stad. Stockholm : Sveriges kommuner och landsting, 2007, ISBN: 9789171642677.
• Krav - VGU [Elektronisk resurs] Vägars och gators utformning. Borlänge : Trafikverket, 2021, ISBN: 9789177257707.
• Jan Gehl: Cities for people. Island Press, 2010, ISBN: 9781597265737.
• Jan Gehl: Life between buildings - Using public space. Island Press, 2011, ISBN: 9781597268271.

Contact

Teacher: Chunli Zhao, chunli.zhao@tft.lth.se
Examinator: Chunli Zhao, chunli.zhao@tft.lth.se
Course homepage: https://www.tos.lth.se/utbildning/grundutbildning/

Further information