This course is offered as an intensive 2-weeks course in collaboration various European partner universities. In the course, students will work in interdisciplinary groups to examine the development of the Värtan and Frihamnen area which involves problems that are common in contemporary European planning, as well as the strategies to meet the challenges of sustainable urban development. The course will also discuss Swedish planning in relation to the maintenance of the welfare state. The groups will focus on a specific theme of the development under supervision of tutors from other European universities. Examples of themes for the project work are:
- Urban design: concepts and images for the development of an attractive and accessible urban district.
- Governance: the involvement of public and private stakeholders in the planning and implementation.
- Sustainability: measures and strategies to minimise impacts of the developed area on nature, environment and climate.
- Social capital: understanding and managing the social mixture of the area and encouraging social networks.
- Services and retail: planning and development of retail and services in a local and regional context.
- Investments: strategies for attracting investors to develop the area as planned.