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| Previous course: C6721 |
| Offered by:
Department of Planning
(IFP) |
| No credit points with: C6721 |
| Prerequisite: 67122 |
| Recommended semester:
4th -7th semester |
| Limitation: Max. 30 |
| Scope and form: Lectures and one afternoon per week with exercises. English textbook. |
| Examination:
Evaluation of report(s)
(13 point scale
) |
| Contact person: |
Steen Leleur, IFP, Building 115, Tel. +45 4525 1530 |
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| Aim: To give the students insight into concepts and methods within transport systems. To establish an overview by use of a systems analysis approach. |
| Contents: Structure and development of transport systems. Concepts and techniques. Model theory and development. Determination of traffic flows: traffic counts and traffic analyses, traffic demand. Traffic models: zones, trip production trip distribution, modal split, assignment, etc. Transport networks. Capacity and travel speeds. Transport and urbanisation. Traffic safety. Consequence models for environment and energy. Project evaluation: economic concepts, cost benefit analysis, multi-criteria models. Theory of planning and decision making. During the course theory is illustrated by exercises; some of these are based on PC-programs. |
