Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Unit

Synopsis

Examines the performance, impacts and costs of various urban passenger transport modes and the factors influencing the level, pattern and trends in urban travel demand and the issues relevant to selecting a mode for a particular urban passenger transport task. The role of the analytic methods used in transport planning is examined as are the factors to be considered in conducting transport surveys including sample design, questionnaire design and survey administration.

Assessment

Assignments: (3 hour final written examination) 50%
Examinations: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao

Contact hours

26 lectures and 23 tutorials practical classes/site visits per semester

Prerequisites

CIV2281 or CIV2282