121 54 GRØN DYST Sustainable Urban- and Transport Planning A. XXX1, B.YYY2 1B.Eng. Traffic and Transport, Technical University of Denmark 2B.Eng. Architectural Engineering, Technical University of Denmark INTRODUCTION All over the world, the majority of people lives in urban areas and urbanization is only increasing. An urban environment provides many advantages as an agglomeration of knowledge, technology, culture and trade with a focused and concentrated supply of housing, work, service and infrastructure. All this come however with some drawbacks. Even when many people lives in dense areas they still have a need for transport and that generates negative effects like congestion, emissions, and accidents. THEORY Cities all over the world faces huge challenges related to a growing number of cars leading to increased congestion, air pollution, loss of open landscape and ecosystems. Some of these challenges can be addressed by introducing sustainable urban- and transport planning. Where transport planning traditionally look upon the traffic itself, urban planning focuses upon the functionalities of the city and how these interact. Combining these two approaches with a sustainable focus gives new possibilities for integrated planning that leads to more sustainable solutions. METHODS Based upon theory and methods for sustainable urban– and transport planning a project with focus upon one of the following themes has been evaluated and a sustainable solution has been proposed. All projects originates in the municipality of Lyngby-Tårbæk. • Green field development of new urban areas • Densification of existing urban areas • Introducing light rail in an urban context • Promoting bicycling in urban areas RESULTS The result of the project is a suggestion for sustainable solution to a specific planning problem within the municipality of Lyngby-Tårbæk. The solution not only addresses sustainability but also comply with planning practice, regulations and plans on both local, regional and nation level. TRANSPORT POSTER CONCEPT BACHELOR LEVEL COURSE / PROJECT
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