Learning Outcomes
Introduction in the logic and study of the problematic of Transport Policies with parallel reference to international practices, emphasis to national and international characteristics and to expectations from their implementation in the future.
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. (a) The issue of safety in transportation, legal issues, organization – bodies responsible
(b) The dynamic system “road environment, vehicle, drivers”
2. Policies and campaigns for public awareness and training on road safety
3. Road accident forecasting models
4. Traffic and road safety management
5. Reporting and data bases of road accidents. Road accident analysis methodologies. Principles and measures to improve road safety
6. Evaluation of transport safety improvement measures
7. Determination of road accident cost
8. Traffic noise impact
9. Vehicles, new technologies, air pollutants – dispersion models
10. Optical and aesthetic intrusion
11. Environmental planning, impact management policies
12. Environment protection measures
Keywords
Transport Policy, European Transport Policy, Trans European Transport Networks, Clean Transport, Sustainable Mobility, National Transport Planning