Transport Planning - Basics

Lecturer (assistant)
Number0000004138
Type
Duration2 SWS
TermWintersemester 2021/22
Language of instructionGerman
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DatesSee TUMonline

Admission information

Objectives

After successful participation in the course, students will be able to: • Understand spatial development and options for directing land use planning • apply the methods of transportation demand modelling • to analyze the effects of traffic on the environment, surroundings and society • to assess the basic relationships between transport services, spatial structure and transport demand • evaluate the quality and performance of these transport services

Description

The course focuses on conveying practical and implementation-oriented knowledge within transport planning. • Development of settlement forms and settlement structures • Travel data and surveys • Spatial planning • Planning of transport supply • Travel demand: generation, distribution, mode choice, route choice, traffic load, demand management • Travel behavior and traffic impacts

Prerequisites

no

Teaching and learning methods

The course consists of a lecture with integrated exercises. During the lecture, students are introduced to theoretical concepts, processes and interrelationships. The integrated exercises teach the application of theory to practical tasks. Discussions take place both in the lecture and in the exercises. Students will visit a development area from planning practice during a half-day excursion.

Recommended literature

Vallée, D., Engel, B., Vogt, W. (Hrsg.) (2021): Stadtverkehrsplanung Band 1: Grundlagen, Ziele und Perspektiven. Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg. Vallée, D., Engel, B., Vogt, W. (Hrsg.) (2021): Stadtverkehrsplanung Band 2: Analyse, Prognose und Bewertung. Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg. Vallée, D., Engel, B., Vogt, W. (Hrsg.) (2021): Stadtverkehrsplanung Band 1: Entwurf, Bemessung und Betrieb. Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg.

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