Topic outline

  • Welcome to the course!

    Responsible teacher

    Dominic Stead, dominic.stead@aalto.fi


    Other contributors

    Linda Karjalainen, Aalto University (guest lecture, session 8)

    Meredith Glaser, University of Amsterdam (guest lecture, session 9)

    Saana Rossi, Aalto University (organiser of session 11)


    Learning outcomes

    After successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

    •     explain the interactions between land use and transport policies
    •     elaborate how different stakeholders 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 change of different policies


      Course structure

      The course comprises 12 sessions:
      1. What’s the problem?  Monday 23 October 2023
      2. Mobility and accessibility. Wednesday 25 October 2023
      3. Why and how do governments intervene? Monday 30 October 2023
      4. Who decides? Who wins, who loses? Wednesday 1 November 2023
      5. The public interest. Monday 6 November 2023
      6. Policy design and integration. Wednesday 8 November 2023
      7. Policy assessment and evaluation. Monday 13 November 2023
      8. When and how does policy change? Wednesday 15 November 2023
      9. Policy learning and transfer. Monday 20 November 2023
      10. Policies for sustainable urban mobility.  Wednesday 22 November 2023
      11. Dialogue with practitioners. Monday 27 November 2023
      12. Synthesis and Q&A. Wednesday 29 November 2023