The teaching and exercises cover the following topics:
- The concept of urban sustainable development
What is the challenge of urban sustainable development? We explore its ecological, social, institutional and economic aspects. We also study differences between its policy, science and planning documents. - Urban sustainable development in a Stockholm perspective
We analyse and compare the urban structures and the urban life of areas from different epochs, based on observation,historical documents etc. We relate findings to urban sustainable development. - The outcomes of planning and design
What if urban sustainable development were on top of the agenda? How could plans and designs best address the challenge? What important sustainability aspects cannot be addressed? We work in projects or studios, supported by lectures, seminars and reading. - The process of planning and design
In order to efficiently address urban sustainable development, planners and designers need to involve other actors – politicians, officials, consultants, developers, contractors, other organizations, as well as the citizens. In a role game based on previous work in the course, we display and analyse these actors and their different approaches to urban sustainable development.