Course - Sustainability Issues in Transport - TBA4345
TBA4345 - Sustainability Issues in Transport
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work | 30/100 | |||
| Home examination | 70/100 | 4 hours |
Course content
Strategies to achieve sustainable transport:
Improved public transport, restrictions on car traffic, technology for lower emissions, freight transport that is more environmentally friendly.
Analysis of how the transport system can serve vulnerable groups in a better way.
Engineering interventions in the urban transport system to improve the speed of buses; ITS and environmental consequences of transport; regulation and other action in the transport system to protect the environment, decrease energy consumption, and counteract climate change.
In addition, some topical themes from current sustainable transport policy and research will be dealt with.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The candidate should have knowledge of:
- Sustainability problems caused by transport of persons and goods
- Strategies to achieve a more sustainable transport sector
- Traffic engineering measures to reduce congestion and environmental deterioration
Skills
The candidate is able to:
- Use software tools for analysing the environmental effects of different driving patterns
- Estimate the effects of engineering measures and other policies for promoting sustainable mobility
General competence
The candidate can:
- Comprehend and present results from international research on transport and environmental issues
- Reflect on the consequences of sustainability goals for the transport sector
- Orientate themselves in the international discourse of this field and identify relevant literature for their own studies
- Co-operate with professionals and politicians regarding transport-related environmental measures.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, group work, seminars, and exercises. The lectures and exercises are in English when non-Norwegian speaking students follow the subject.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Further on evaluation
The final grade is based on one project work that counts 30% and final written home exam that counts 70%. Both parts are given separate letter grades. These two are weighted together into one final course grade. Mandatory exercises must be approved. The resit examination form may be changed from written to oral.
Recommended previous knowledge
The following courses will be helpful: TBA4291 Transport Analysis, TBA4286 Traffic Engineering and ITS, TBA4315 Economics of Transport Infrastructure, and TBA4320 Traffic Safety and Risk Evaluation.
Course materials
Scientific articles and reports.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA4547 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2010 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2023
Language of instruction: English, Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Road, Transport and Geomatics
- Highway Engineering
- Town and Regional Planning
- Transportation Engineering
- Technological subjects
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Examination
Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Home examination
70/100
Release
2023-12-15Submission
2023-12-15
09:00
INSPERA
13:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates -
Autumn
ORD
Work
30/100
Release
2023-11-03Submission
2023-11-10
10:00
INSPERA
14:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates - Summer UTS Home examination 70/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"