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Previous course: C6721
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No credit points with: C6721
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Prerequisite: 67122
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Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester
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Scope and form: Lectures and one afternoon per week with exercises. English textbook.
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Examination: Evaluation of report(s) (13-scale)
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Participant limitation: max. 30
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Department: Department of Planning
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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.
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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. 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.
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