101-0467-01L Transport Systems
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2016 |
| Lecturers | U. A. Weidmann, K. W. Axhausen, M. Menendez, M. Sinner |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Only for master students, otherwise a special permisson by the lecturers is required. |
| Abstract | History, impact and principles of the design and operation of transport systems |
| Learning objective | Introduction of the basic principles of the design and operation of transport systems (road, rail, air) and of the essential pathways of their impacts (investment, generalised costs, accessibilities, external effects) |
| Content | Transport systems and land use; network design; fundamental model of mobility behaviour; costs and benefits of mobility; transport history Classification of public transport systems; Characteristics of rail systems, bus systems, cable cars and funiculars, unconventional systems; introduction to logistics; fundamentals of rail freight transports; freight transport systems; intermodal transportation Network layout and its impact on road traffic. Traffic control systems for urban and inter-urban areas. Fundamentals of road safety and infrastructure maintenance. |
| Lecture notes | Lecturer notes and slides as well as hints to further literature will be given during the course. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Obligatory lecture for students of the first semester of MSc Spatial development and Infrastructure Systems. Remark: parts of the lecture will be given in German. |