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H21IS1 Infrastructure: Transport Issues

About The Module

Session: 2007-08
Semester: Autumn
Module Convenor: Dr L D Bennett
10 credits
Level 1
3 hours per week for 10 weeks, comprising lectures and case studies.

Objectives

to demonstrate the importance of transport issues to decision-making regarding most infrastructure developments.
to introduce the range of issues - associated with policy, planning, behavioural, technical, social, economic, environmental and management matters - that need to be addressed prior to the making of decisions about the provision of transport systems and infrastructure.
to investigate various measures that represent travel behavioural change rather than increasing road capacity.
to use the inherently multidisciplinary nature of transport studies to demonstrate that engineers nowadays need to be able to appreciate many non-engineering subject areas and collaborate with non-engineers.

Module Content

This module considers a range of transport issues. Topics covered include:

transport planning and policy
sustainability
transport aspects of gaining planning permission for a new development
travel behaviour and car culture
travel growth and traffic forecasting
possible measures to change travel behaviour, embracing:
    - the provision of new public transport services
    - applications of intelligent transport systems
    - organisation travel plans
    - road-user charging
    - workplace parking levy

Teaching Methods

Classes are varied in nature, with an emphasis on viewing relevant videos, guest talks, discussion and perhaps small group work, rather than 'lecturing'. Students should acquire appropriate knowledge by taking their own notes in classes and by using the module web-site and the library to search for information in addition to the introductory information provided on this web-site. Use is made of case studies, particularly in the lectures by external transport professionals, to illustrate the concept being introduced. Developments in Nottingham are referred to wherever possible. The subject matter of all the classes is examinable.

The module is presented on the assumption that every student will make every effort to attend all the classes on the module timetable and to interact with the speaker when invited.

Recommended Books and Other Publications

In order to gain further knowledge specifically relevant to this module, and also to gain a wider appreciation of transport studies, students may find it helpful to consult texts such as:

An Introduction to Transport Studies - J Hibbs (Kogan Page)
Transport Policy in Britain - S Glaister, J Burnham, H Stevens & T Travers (Macmillan)
Transport Planning in the UK, USA and Europe - D Banister (E & FN Spon)
A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone - DETR (HMSO)
Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering - C A O'Flaherty (Ed) (Arnold)
Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation (3rd Ed) - P White (UCL Press)
A Better Quality of Life: a Strategy for Sustainable Development for the UK - DETR (HMSO)

Assessment

Written Examination (100%). Duration 2 hours; format of paper is: choose 2 questions from 4. The questions are published in advance.

Transferable Skills Acquired

creative thinking
written communication
critical analysis
some basic understanding of the role of engineering in a wider context
some appreciation of how topics and subject areas such as policy, planning, sustainability, forecasting, management and environmental issues relate to engineering

Feedback

This will be via comment to the convenor or through the standard mechanisms available for the purpose – see School of Civil Engineering Undergraduate Handbook.

Module Timetable 2007/08

Classes are all on Thursdays, 9-11 and 12-1 in Pope C15
Note: the timetable is indicative, and is subject to change due to guests' other commitments.

Hour	Date	Lecturer	Topic
1,2	27 Sept	LDB	Introduction; video
3	27 Sept	LDB	Video update ; discussion
4,5	4 Oct	LDB	UK context; travel growth; traffic forecasts; video
6	4 Oct	LDB	Discussion; video
7,8	11 Oct	LDB	Sustainability; video
9	11 Oct	LDB	Planning permission; measures to change travel behaviour
10,11	18 Oct	AH	Nottingham Express Transit (NET)
12	18 Oct	LDB	NET discussion; video
13,14	25 Oct	JPar	Northampton Rapid Transit System
15	25 Oct	LDB	NET route planning
16,17	1 Nov	LDB	NET route planning (cont.); travel plans
18	1 Nov	LDB	Satellite positioning
19,20	8 Nov	CY/AT	Organisation Travel Plans: Nottingham City Hospital
21	8 Nov	LDB	Workplace parking levy
22,23	15 Nov	LDB	Road user charging; video
24	15 Nov	LDB	Exam paper publication
25,26	22 Nov	JPer ST	Principles of Demand Management Road user charging (regional perspective)
27	22 Nov	JPad	Road user charging (national perspective)
28,29	29 Nov	JPri/BK	The "Royal Lecture": Nottingham's Transport Vision
30	29 Nov	JPri/BK	The "Royal Lecture" debate
31,32	6 Dec	LDB	Cancelled, due to Eng Comms
33	6 Dec	LDB	Cancelled, due to Eng Comms
34,35	13 Dec	LDB	Revision
36	13 Dec	LDB	Revision

People involved:
LDB = Dr L D Bennett, Lecturer in Transport Studies
AH = Mr Andy Holdstock, Nottingham City Council
BK = Mr Ben King, Faber Maunsell, Nottingham office (consultancy)

JPad = Mr John Paddington, Faber Maunsell, Birmingham office (consultancy)

JPar = Mr Jon Parker, Director, Integrated Transport Planning (consultancy)
JPer = Mr James Perrott, Faber Maunsell, Birmingham office (consultancy)

JPri = Mr Jeremy Prince, Independent Consultant
AT = Mr Andrew Teer, Commuter Planning Officer, Nottingham City Hospital
ST = Mr Steve Turvey, Faber Maunsell, Birmingham office (consultancy)
CY = Mr Clive Young, Logistics Services Manager, Nottingham City Hospital

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