Dept. of Civil Engineering course

This course aims to develop an advanced understanding of transport modelling principles and skills in working with these models. Topics include: transport modelling types and scales; theory of travel demand modelling, including the four-step transport model (i.e. trip generation, trip distribution, mode choice and traffic assignment); output analysis; land use – transport interaction models, as well as theory of traffic flow dynamics, including capacity assessment, LOS assessment, shockwave analysis, dynamic traffic management and elementary traffic control design. The course ends with a discussion about the link between models and the analytical questions raised by different policy environments.