Planning and design of transport systems
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: VINCENZA TORRISIExpected Learning Outcomes
The course aims at providing knowledge regarding: transport economics, sustainable mobility, transport systems, feasibility of interventions in the transport sector, architecture of the transport planning process, environmental assessment, examination of case studies.
Course Structure
The course includes:
- frontal lessons
- guided exercise(s)
- guided tours
The acquisition of skills will be verified by means of an oral test which will cover both the theoretical topics and the assigned exercises.
Required Prerequisites
Tools
to support transport planning and analysis of transport systems: analysis of
transport demand and supply
Mechanics of locomotion
Level of service
Attendance of Lessons
Attendence is strongly reccomended as it is consistent with the proposed teaching model which aims to encourage gradual learning, the active participation of the student in the classroom, and dialogue between teachers and students.
Detailed Course Content
1.ELEMENTS OF TRANSPORT ECONOMY
2. LAND USE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
3. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
3a. PUBLIC TRANSPORT
3b. RAIL TRANSPORT
3c. AIR TRANSPORT
3d. MARITIME TRANSPORT
3e. GOODS AND LOGISTICS
3f. INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
4. FEASIBILITY OF ACTIONS ON TRASPORT SECTOR
5. ARCHITECTURE OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS
6. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
7. ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDIES
8. EXCERCISE PROJECT
9. TECHNICAL VISITS
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
ORAL EXAM
EVALUATION OF ASSIGNMENTS
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- Principal of air transport
- The sustainable mobility paradigm
- Rigid and elastic transport demand
- Difference between cost / price/ tariff in the transport sector
- Cost-benefit analysis and multi-criteria analysis
- PAES
- VIA – VAS