Royal Institute of Technology
Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (http://www.infra.kth.se), Royal Institute of Technology, is responsible for one-third of Sweden's capacity for engineering studies and technical research at postsecondary level. KTH has over 11,000 undergraduate students, 1,500 active postgraduate students and a staff of 3,100 people. KTH conducts top-notch education and research in many branches, recently reorganised is 9 Schools. One of these is the School of Architecture and the Built Environment, hosting the KTH resources for the Qcity project.
The Division of Transport and Location Analysis within the Department of Transport and Economics is focusing on spatial and transport systems analysis at various geographical levels. The Division has extensive experience from urban land-use and transport studies, accessibility measures and multiregional studies of socio-economic development and infrastructure networks, energy system analysis, spatial modelling and geographical information systems, as well as from international research, networking and publishing activities.
The Division of Urban Planning within the Department of Urban Planning and Environment has extensive experience from research on social, economic and ecological factors of planning, as well as on planning processes. These factors are inherently related in a complex and interlinked way, calling for multidisciplinary approaches. The focus is on actors, processes, strategies and the requirements on and consequences of planning. The Division is engaged in teaching planning subjects at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. The Division co-operates internationally and nationally with academic institutions and with practitioners in the field of planning.
KTH Project coordinator:
Prof. Staffan Algers
Email: algers@infra.kth.se