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CA4191 - Transport Economics

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Pre-requisite(s)
Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

Transport economics plays important role in the field of transportation studies. It explores the basic operating principles of a comprehensive transport system. Microeconomic principles will be taught to understand the interactions between the demand and supply sides of transportation. Market structures, pricing strategies, and different aspects of transport costs will be revealed to help students to understand the operational behaviours of transport service providers. Values of time and available mode choices of users will also be involved. Basic modelling concept will be introduced to realize the congestion effects in a transport system. Electronic road pricing and congestion charging will be introduced. Basic concept of using cost benefit assessment to evaluate transport projects will also be given.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
Examination Duration: 3 hours
To pass a course, a student must obtain minimum marks of 30% in both coursework and examination components, and an overall mark of at least 40%
 
Detailed Course Information

CA4191.pdf

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