166-0202-00L Integrated Assessment of Technologies and Transport Systems
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Lecturers | C. L. Mutel |
| Periodicity | two-yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Only for MAS in Future Transport Systems and CAS in Future Transport Systems: Technology Potential. |
| Abstract | The module provides a solid introduction to integrated technology assessment with regard to economic, ecological and social criteria. It introduces life cycle assessment (LCA), cost assessment, risk assessment and multi-criteria decision analysis. It also presents scenario analyses based upon energy-economic models which explicitly represent transport and energy-supply technologies. |
| Learning objective | An overview of suitable methods for analysing and evaluating technical systems (transport systems) and the ability to choose among them to address concrete problems |
| Content | (1) Introduction to and overview of integrated assessment - Current status of transport in Switzerland and internationally - Scope and goals of integrated assessment - Sustainability: concept and practical implementation via criteria and indicators - Overview of concepts and implementation methods (2) Selected methods for assessing transport technologies and their application to current and future options - Ecobalance / life cycle assessment (LCA) - Location-specific assessment of health hazards and environmental pollution - Risk analysis - Internal cost assessment - External cost assessment (3) Integrated assessment of transport technologies - Overall costs (internal and external) - Multi-criteria analysis (4) Analysis of transport scenarios - Scenarios, influencing factors, policy and sustainability - Approaches to scenario modelling - Global mobility scenarios: examples - Transport scenarios for Switzerland using energy system models |
| Lecture notes | Distributed at start of module |
| Literature | Distributed at start of module |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Announced to students of the of the MAS / CAS at the beginning of the term |