Transport, Communication and Sustainable Development

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Choose semester and course offering to see current information and more about the course, such as course syllabus, study period, and application information. Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format. Overview of important methods and results concerning mobility and sustainability within the social sciences, for instance regarding individual travel habits and social patterns of mobility and electronic communication The content of the course is presented in lectures on methodology and applications. Further training on concrete examples is provided in tutorials in the form of case studies, exercises or study visits. In a project assignment, the student will analyse the sustainability impacts of a plan, a policy or a project in a transport context. The resulting analysis should be summarised in a report to be presented and discussed in a seminar. 180 university credits (hp) including 30 university credits in the field of urban, transport or regional planning, or environmental sciences and documented proficiency in English corresponding to English B. Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability. The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students. If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.