Transport, Energy and the Environment

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Environmental impact assessment for transport schemes as practiced in the UK.
• The role of index numbers, ecofootprinting and carbon counting in assessing transport policies.
• The role of testing equipment such as portable emissions monitoring systems and dynamometers.
• British, European and International standards and UK Planning and Policy Guidelines as they relate to air quality, noise, carbon and other environmental impacts.
• Transport energy consumption calculations and technological and behavioural approaches to reducing energy consumption.
• The inter-relationships between sustainability, the environment, energy and transport.
• Road transport noise and emissions calculation and mitigation processes.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Undertake calculations to determine air quality and noise levels and transport energy consumption.
• Assess the environmental impact of transport schemes using WebTAG and related tools.
• Calculate the energy requirements and carbon footprint of transport options.
• Deal with complex environmental issues, both systematically and creatively, and make sound judgements in the absence of high quality data.
• Continue to advance your knowledge and understanding and to develop new skills to a high level.
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving environmental problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing policies to a professional level.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Assess a transport scheme for its environmental and energy impacts
• Prepare and present a critique of the key issues concerning transport and energy options for sustainable environments
• Analyse transport in terms of energy requirements and impacts in terms of noise, air quality and biodiversity.
• Identify /recall the key issues in energy and environmental policies concerning transport

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Learn and study/research independently
• Present data in a variety of ways
• Use creativity and innovation in problem solving
• Manipulate and analyse data
• Collate and synthesise/prioritise information
• Report your work effectively.
• Manage and organise time

1. Introduction to transport, and environmental policies: indexing and footprinting.

2. Transport and energy: life-cycle approaches

3. Climate change and carbon measurement.

4. The Road Load Power Equation

5. Transport pollution: Air quality and vehicle emissions.

6. Transport pollution: Noise.

7. The sustainability paradigm.

8. Environmental Impact Assessment: Principles and practice

9. Environmental Economics: Welfare and Risk based approaches.

10. Sustainable transport fuel and vehicle technologies.

11. Sustainable transport policy instruments and case studies.

12. Course Conclusions

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include: Lectures, seminars, technical demonstrations, class exercises and discussions.

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Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External