Transport Systems

Code:

EC0087

Acronym:

STRA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Territory Planning and Environment

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Spatial Planning and Environment Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEC	11	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	5	52,5	133

Teaching language

English

Objectives

JUSTIFICATION:

Transportation is an area of knowledge with specific charateristics and decisions have to be based on global approachs.

Solutions for the mobility of people and logistics influence the quality of the environment, land use, social cohesion and the economic development of communities.


OBJECTIVES:

Students have to understand the main concepts and issues related to transport systems.

Increase the general knowledge of the students in the field of transportation (evolution, tecnology, organization and regulation). Subjects on the different modes of transportation (air, maritime, rail and road) and at different scales, from urban to international, are covered.

Learning outcomes and competences

OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCES

Knowledge: The main concepts to understand transportation will cover historical developments, tecnological solutions, market organization and regulation of each transport mode.

Comprehension: The student should be able to inderstand the solutions to solve mobility problems, understand how markets work, what can be changed with regulation and where should investment go to maximize the social value.

Application: The student should be able to formalize a process of decision of a transportation project.

Analysis: The student should be able to understand the need of a broad view in this domain of knowledge.

Sinthesis: The student should be able to formulate a transport problem. 

Evaluation: the student should be able to generate concrete ideas, evaluate the result of decisions and suggest solutions in relations to mobility problems of people and movement of freight.

Working method

Presencial

Program

General concepts of transport economics. Price discrimination. 

Transport networks. Structure of networks.

Economics of Congestion. What is congestion? Externalities.

Problems of location. Why planning? 

Demand for Transportation. Derived demand. Transportation demand models.

Sharing and circular economy.

Regulation. Competition and coordination.

Consolidation and Globalization. 

Transportation and Economic development. 

In practical terms issues related to urban traffic will be analyzed such as road congestion, urban tolls, public transports, at the airspace level issues such as the role of airports, management and development forms, the air transport market, airlines (low cost and legacy), at the sea level issues related to the organization of the ports and the sea motorways and at the rail level regulatory and technological issues.


DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:

Transportation is an area of knowledge with specific charateristics and decisions have to be based on global approachs. Solutions for the mobility of people and logistics influence the quality of the environment, land use, social cohesion and the economic development of comunities.

Mandatory literature

Button Kenneth John; Transport economics. ISBN: 1-85278-523-3
Kenneth Button, Henry Vega and Peter Nijkamp; A Dictionary of Transport Analysis, Edward Elgar, 2010. ISBN: 9781843763758

Complementary Bibliography

Vukan R. Vuchic; Urban transit systems and technology. ISBN: 978-0-471-75823-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures with presentation of the subjects. Theoretical-practical classes for discussion on specific topics related to theoretical subjects. Tutorials for monitoring of student work. Work themes for each student are different and complementary. In the discussion and final presentation all students are involved. Field visits to different modes of transport and looking at different problems. In these study visits, students have the opportunity to contact professionals and discuss issues previously learned in classes.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The student should be able to formalize a process of decision on a transportation project. The student should be able to understand the scope of the review process in this field of knowledge. The student should be able to formulate a problem of transport. The student should be able to generate concrete ideas, evaluate the outcome of decisions and propose solutions for issues of mobility of people and movement of goods.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

50% written examination and 50% individual essay with oral presentation.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with FEUP assessment regulations.

SPECIAL RULES FOR MOBILITY STUDENTS: Proficiency in Portuguese or in English. In the written exams, exercises ou essays, mobility students may use one of the following languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.

Observations

Knowledge on territorial issues or in economic issues is an advantage.

Estimated working time out of classes: 4 hours