Headings denoted with an asterisk ( * ) is retrieved from the course syllabus version Spring 2025
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Sustainability concepts and indicators. Visions of sustainable transport systems and assessment of the present situation.
Energy futures and climate change – the role of the transport system.
The potential for technological development in transport and infrastructure systems in relation to various energy futures.
Scenarios and backcasting as tools for analysing sustainable transport.
Scenarios and forecasting as tools for analysing sustainable transport.
Sustainable urban development and mobility.
Environmental impacts of transport and methods of assessment (e.g. environmental impact assessment – EIA).
Strategic assessment of sustainability in the transport sector (e.g. strategic environmental assessment – SEA).
Strategies and policies for approaching sustainable transport
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.
Intended learning outcomes
After the course you should be able to:
account for sustainability concepts and indicators, discuss visions of sustainable transport and compare with properties of present transport systems.
describe alternative energy futures and their relations to climate change and explain the role of transport systems in different scenarios.
discuss the potential for technological development in transport and infrastructure systems in relation to different energy scenarios.
apply how scenarios and backcasting can be used to analyse sustainable transport systems.
describe scenarios and forecasting for analysis of sustainable transport options.
analyse relationships between urban development and mobility patterns and their implications for sustainability.
identify environmental impacts of transport by means of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and account for the strategic. environmental assessment (SEA) approach.
select, synthesise and evaluate policies and strategies to achieve sustainable transport goals with EIA, SEA, backcasting, etc.
Preparations before course start
Literature
Research articles, documents and other sources (example below), Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. Complete list are provided in Canvas course page.
Wefering, F., Rupprecht, S., Bührmann, S., & Böhler-Baedeker, S. (2013, March). Guidelines. developing and implementing a sustainable urban mobility plan. In Workshop (Vol. 117).
Support for students with disabilities
Students at KTH with a permanent disability can get support during studies from Funka:
INLA - Assignment, 4.0 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
PROA - Project, 3.5 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
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.
The section below is not retrieved from the course syllabus:
INLA - Assignment, 4.0 credits
PROA - Project, 3.5 credits
Grading criteria/assessment criteria
Detailed in course canvas page.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Yes. Only upto the grade E.
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Not possible to raise an approved grade via renewed examination.
Reporting of exam results
Grades are published in Canvas page.
Ethical approach
All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
