After this course, the student is able to:
- describe problems and solutions of sustainability in the transport sector;
- apply sustainable development theory to specific topics in transport;
- critically review an academic book on sustainable transport
- formulate and discuss an opinion on a specific topic or dilemma on sustainable transport.
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The course Sustainable Transport reviews and discusses sustainability issues associated to transport and solutions to make the transport sector more sustainable. Literature comprises of a textbook and scientific articles complementing the discussions in the text book (e.g. methodological and modelling issues in sustainable transport). This part is finalized with a critical book review. Based on the students' individual interest one or more topics or dilemmas of sustainable transport will be addressed in an issue paper that will be presented in a public seminar.
Students are expected to actively debate and deliberate in this course. Each class session some students will chair and prepare a discussion through a chapter summary and presentation, discussion and defend propositions in a Lagerhuis debate.
The main topics covered in this course are:
- problems and solutions of sustainability in the (urban) transport sector in a national and international context;
- scientific methods and techniques for applying sustainable development theory in the planning and assessment of sustainable transport systems and;
- specific topics and dilemmas in sustainable transport theory and practice.
This course is assessed by means of an individual book review and Lagerhuis debates (50%), and an issue paper (group assignment of 2 students) (50%).
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