Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE GEO2027

 
TITLE Transportation Policy and Planning

 
UM LEVEL 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 4

 
DEPARTMENT Geography

 
DESCRIPTION This study-unit provides the students with the necessary knowledge and tools about transport planning and policy-making with examples from local and other countries. Students will consider the approaches used in transport planning, data necessary for decision support and various policies which affect transport systems.

Study-unit Aims:

- to provide the students with the methods to apply in transportation planning;
- to provide the students with knowledge about current local and international transport policy;
- to introduce planning measures available and applied in land transport.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding:
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- describe the processes of policy making and planning;
- report best practices in transport policy and planning;
- assess the various aspects of land transport planning, namely private mobility, public transport, vulnerable users and freight.

2. Skills:
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- collect necessary data for transport planning and policy formulation;
- participate in policy making related to transport.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

Adams, J. (1999). The Social Implications of Hypermobility. The Economic and Social Implications of Sustainable Transport. Paris, OECD: 95-133.

Banister, D. (2002) Transport Planning E&FN Spon.

Pucher, J. (1999). Transportation Trends, Problems, and Policies: An International Perspective. Transportation Research Part A (33).

Tolley R. & Turton B., 1995 Transport Systems, Policy and Planning: A Geographical Approach John Wiley & Sons

Docherty, I., Shaw, J. (2003) A New Deal for Transport. The UK's Struggle with the Sustainable Transport Agenda. WileyBlackwell.

Akerman, J. et al. (2000) European Transport Policy and Sustainable Mobility. Routledge.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture and Independent Study

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Examination (2 Hours) Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S Maria Attard

 

 
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