342-0306 – Transport Basics (ZD)

Gurantor departmentInstitute of Transport
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Ivana Olivková, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Subject version
Version codeYear of introductionYear of cancellationCredits
342-0306/01 1999/2000 2009/2010 2
342-0306/02 2001/2002 2013/2014 2
342-0306/03 2010/2011 2022/2023 3
342-0306/04 2019/2020 3
342-0306/05 2019/2020 3
342-0306/06 2024/2025 3

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Students will become familiar with the technical basis of individual transport systems. Distribution of means of transport according to individual types of transport and basic transport infrastructure - transport route, buildings and security equipment. They will also become familiar with non-urban types of transport and their specifics. Public transport - application of individual types of means of transport in terms of energy consumption and impact on the environment.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Field trip

Summary

Students will become familiar with the technical basis of individual transport systems. Distribution of means of transport according to individual types of transport and basic transport infrastructure - transport route, buildings and security equipment. They will also become familiar with non-urban types of transport and their specifics. Public transport - application of individual types of means of transport in terms of energy consumption and impact on the environment.

Compulsory literature:

RODRIGUE, Jean-Paul. The Geography of Transport Systems. 5th ed. New York: Routledge, 2020. VUCHIC, Vukan R. Urban transit: operations, planning and economics. Hoboken: Wiley, c2005. ISBN 0-471-63265-1.

Recommended literature:

CEDER, Avishai. Public transit planning and operation: modeling, practice and behavior. Second edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]. ISBN 978-1-4665-6391-9.

Additional study materials

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.