AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course provides the basic elements of transportation systems and road infrastructure, coupling theoretical and practical concepts, often through real-world case studies.

TEACHING METHODS

Classes, exercises, seminars, and guided visits.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• DEFINITION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: structures, transport supply and demand for mobility. 
  Socio-economic and territorial features. 
  Basic models of transport demand and supply, and traffic assignment. 
  Optimization and decision-making.
• STRATEGIES AND POLICIES OF INTERVENTION ON TRANSPORT SYSTEMS: definitions and classification. 
  Interventions on land use, on transport supply/demand elements. 
  Interactions between land using and transport systems.
• ELEMENTS FOR THE DESIGN OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: infrastructure, vehicles, transport services, users, rules, and regulations. 
  The planning decision-making process. Design levels. 
  Evaluation of interventions: economic analysis, financial analysis, detection and prediction of both internal and external impacts, comparison of design alternatives.
• ELEMENTS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION: design elements of the geometry of the infrastructure, their inclusion in the community, construction, management, and safety.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Course notes

Ennio Cascetta, Modelli per i sistemi di trasporto. Teoria e applicazioni. UTET, 2006​

Andrea Benedetto, Strade Ferrovie Aeroporti. UTET, 2015

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANGELA DI FEBBRARO (President)

FRANCESCA PIRLONE (President)

ANDREA CONCA

NICOLA SACCO

ILENIA SPADARO

PIETRO UGOLINI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Tuesday 20th September 2016, 14:00, A7

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination about all the topics dealt with during classes and exercises

Exam schedule