Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Has knowledge of the current status and as well as the historical development of the transport and mobility sectors and the related infrastructure
• Has knowledge of the key challenges regarding the transition towards a low carbon transport sector
• Understands the demand and consumption of the mobility sector as well as the impacts of different modal choices
• Has a basic knowledge of relevant organisations, institutions, planning authorities and governance schemes within the transport sector

Skills

• Can understand and reflect on important drivers for mobility demand and modal choices.
• Can reflect critically on relations between use of tools and methods and the reached conclusions
• Can independently use tools and methods to analyse mobility demand and related impacts
• Can reflect on the connection between urban planning and transport choices

Competences

• Can carry out research investigations into sustainable mobility aspects in an urban context, by using relevant theories, tools and methods
• Can assess alternative transportation modes and the potentials of modal shifts towards more sustainable mobility
• Can reflect on mobility planning in the context of urban planning, demography and sustainable development

Type of instruction

Lectures, workshops, synopses, seminars, assignments, etc.

Exam

Exams