City, Transport and Environment
| Title | Πόλη, Μεταφορές και Περιβάλλον / City, Transport and Environment |
| Code | ΤΜ8640 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022057 |
Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS
Registered students: 79
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "EPISTĪMĪS KAI TECΗNOLOGIAS TŌN KATASKEUŌN" | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| "YDRAULIKĪS KAI TECΗNIKĪS PERIVALLONTOS" | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| "GEŌTECΗNIKĪS MĪCΗANIKĪS" | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| "METAFORŌN KAI DIACΗEIRISĪS ERGŌN" | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600284875
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600284875
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the course, the students will be able:
• to know the mechanisms through which the city, the transportation and the environment interact with each other,
• to manage relevant studies, programs, projects, plans, actions and policies individually or in groups,
• to advise private (eg transport companies) and public bodies (eg Municipalities) in the implementation of international ISO management standards,
• to apply specific indicators to monitor the quality of the environment, the efficiency of transport systems and the quality of life in cities,
• to develop the principles of environmental design and resilience in the urban environment,
• use the relevant terminology (in Greek and English) and the appropriate scientific sources to delve into specific issues of cities, environment and transport that will face in their scientific and professional path.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introduction: elements and data of interaction αμονγ ψities, transport and environment.
2. Environmental planning in the urban environment.
3. Sustainable and intelligent cities in the context of the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
4. The transport and the environment in the context of the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
5. The modern role of green, blue and gray infrastructure in the operation of cities.
6. Indicators and methodology for measuring the quality of life in cities in relation, inter alia, to the environment and transport.
7. Resilience, response and adaptation to climate change in cities and transport infrastructure.
8. Environmental disturbances and population movement.
9. Planning and study of the transport of dangerous goods and goods - Preparation of trans-boundary movement documents.
10. Standard management systems in environment (ISO 14001, EMAS, PERS), quality (ISO 9001, ISM), occupational health and safety (ISO 45001), and energy (ISO 50001) in cities and transport.
11. Preparation and management of emergency plans against technological, accidental and operational emergencies in cities and transport.
Keywords
City, Transport, Environment
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
MS Powerpoint presentations.
Presentation of informative material in audiovisual format.
Use of email services and MS Teams.
Use of elearning.auth.gr platform.
Use of faculty.auth.gr platform.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | 1.9 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 25 | 0.9 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Essays presentations | 11 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Total | 112 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams grades
Oral exams grades
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Μεταφορές και περιβάλλον, Έκδοση: 1η έκδ./2008, Συγγραφέας: Βούγιας Σπύρος, ISBN: 978-960-12-1732-1.
Additional bibliography for study
1. Ravetz, J., George, C., Howe, J. and Roberts, P., 2009. Environment and the City. 1st ed. Routledge.
Last Update
25-06-2025
