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![]() | 2013/4 |
![]() | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
![]() | 6 |
![]() | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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Semester 1 |
![]() | CW 100% |
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Coursework reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
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![]() | Aims: To provide experience in the theory and application of transport planning. Learning Outcomes: The successful student will be able to demonstrate: * an understanding of the principles of transport planning; * knowledge of the principal methods used; * an ability to undertake a transportation planning exercise; * an appreciation of the ways in which transport projects may be evaluated. Skills: Intellectual skills * To understand taught material - taught Professional/Practical skills * Analytical and design skills related to the material covered - assessed Transferable/key skills * To communicate ideas verbally and in writing - facilitated and assessed. Content: The nature and purpose of transport planning: Demand and supply, nodes, relationship to land use, sustainable development. The administrative framework in the UK. The planning process: economic concepts, trip generation, trip distribution, modal split, network building, trip assignment. Generalised cose, data collection, forecasting techniques. Principles of network design. Introduction to appraisal and evaluation. |
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AR40414 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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