| CODE | CCS5104 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Transport Management | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides an overview of Transport Management, and the links to the energy sector. It defines sustainability and sustainable mobility, discusses energy conservation in transport and issues related to personal transport. It describes sustainable road transport technologies. Discusses national and regional policy, and governance and institutions. The study-unit also describes mobility management in organisations and travel planning. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of the study-unit is to introduce students to concepts of transport management with its links to energy. This includes: - To discuss issues of unsustainable mobility and its impacts on society, the environment and the economy; - To define sustainability and sustainable mobility; - To discuss sustainable road transport technologies; - To discuss the effect of transport management (including technologies) on the environment and society; - To discuss the relationship between transport management and cost to the economy and society; - To discuss transport policy, and the role of institutions; - To define travel planning for organisations. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Interpret the impact of unsustainable mobilities on society, the environment and the economy; - Analyse sustainable road transport technologies; - Examine transport policy and its impact on transport and energy. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Interpret sustainable mobility; - Identify and find solutions for transport problems; - Evaluate transport policy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Warren, J. 2007. Managing Transport Energy, Power for a Sustainable Future. Oxford University Press. - Enoch, M. 2012. Sustainable Transport, Mobility Management and Travel Plans. Ashgate, Surrey, England. - Ison, S. and Rye, T. Eds. 2008. The Implementation and Effectiveness of Transport Demand Management Measures. An International Perspective. Supplementary Readings: - Gudmundsson, H. et al. 2016. Sustainable Transportation. Indicators, Frameworks, and Performance Management. Springer, London. - Attard, M. & Shiftan, Y. Eds. 2015. Sustainable Urban Transport. Emerald, United Kingdom. - Attard, M. et al. 2015. The External Costs of Passenger and Commercial Vehicles Use in Malta. European Commission and University of Malta. - European Commission. 2011. White Paper. Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system. Brussels. - Transport Malta. 2016. National Transport Strategy 2050. Marsa, Malta. - Transport Malta. 2016. Transport Master Plan 2025. Marsa, Malta. - Rodrigue, J.P. et al. 2009. The Geography of Transport Systems. 2nd Ed. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. - Manzi, T. et al. 2010. Social Sustainability in Urban Areas. Communities, Connectivity and the Urban Fabric. Earthscan, London. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Therese Bajada |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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