LEARNING OUTCOMES
After taking this course, you will be able to:
- explain the interactions between land-use and transport policies
- elaborate how different stakeholders can influence land-use and transport plans
- differentiate between different types of policy instruments used in land-use and transport plans
- analyze and assess the impacts of plans, policies and instruments
- identify the reasons for the constancy and flux of different policies
Credits: 5
Schedule: 23.10.2023 - 29.11.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Dominic Stead
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course contents include:
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What’s the problem?
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Mobility and accessibility.
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Why and how do governments intervene?
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Who decides? Who wins, who loses?
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The public interest.
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Policy design and integration.
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Policy assessment and evaluation.
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Why do policy approaches differ?
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Policy learning and transfer.
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Developing policies for sustainable urban development.
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Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Individual assignments,
Home exam
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
- Lectures 20 h
- Exercises 50 h
- Individual study 45 h
- Groupwork 20 h
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
13 Climate Action
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
2023-2024 Autumn IIEnrollment :
Registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi). The maximum number of students in the course is 50. Priority will be given to students of the Master's Programme in Spatial Planning and Transportation Engineering.