Course: Problems of Transport and Sustainable Mobility

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Course title Problems of Transport and Sustainable Mobility
Course code KTRD/APUMP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Březina Edvard, Ing. CSc.
  • Matuška Jaroslav, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Jirsa Vojtěch, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
SDS of the Czech Republic. Economy and transport - trends. External costs and sustainable development. Emissions values and energy consumptions. Czech Transport Policy and sustainable development. White Book - European Transport Policy for the Year 2010: Time to Decide. Measures and instruments of sustainable development. State regulation policy. City regulation policy. New trends in transport systems development. Carrier's strategy in environment protection sphere. Spare time, subject summary.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to teach students, that the transport has negative impacts and that there are some possibilities to decrease them, in relation to Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) document.
After passing the subject, the student is able to orientate in problem of sustainable development and mobility in all transport modes.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

For students of the full-time study participation in an examination is conditioned by obtaining a course credit. The obtained course credit confirms that the full-time student attended the lessons in the required amount, that he/she met the requirements for acquiring the course credit and may proceed to take the examination. Conditions for acquiring the course credit are stipulated by the teacher during the first week of the semester lecture period. The examination in the subject (its form, content and duration) is determined in compliance with the Study and Examination Regulations of the University of Pardubice.
Recommended literature
  • Březina, E. Problémy dopravy a udržitelná mobilita. Studijní opora.. Pardubice, 2011.
  • KURFÜRST, P. Řízení poptávky po dopravě jako nástroj ekologicky šetrné dopravní politiky. Praha, 2002.
  • TUMLIN, J. Sustainable transportation planning: Tools for creating vibrant, healthy, and resilient communities. San Jose, 2012. ISBN 978-0470540930.
  • WEFERING, Frank, et al. Guidelines. Developing and Implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan. 2013.
  • WHEELER, S. M. Planning for sustainability: creating livable, equitable and ecological communities.. 2013. ISBN 978-0415809894.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2014) Category: Transportation and communications 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2013) Category: Transportation and communications 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer