Subject: Data collection methods in the field of travel demand research
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S0324) Basic Information
Course specification
Course is active from 01.10.2007.. To acquire knowledge in the field of research and analysis on generation of spatial and time distribution of traffic demands related to passenger and goods flow, as well as transport capacity characteristics of transport means and traffic infrastructure. Ability in the organization and research implementation in traffic, analysis and dialysis on the traffic system situation, participation in the elaboration of spatial and urban plans, and the preparation of databases for elaborating the traffic studies. Historical survey on the development of the traffic planning process and land usage. Traffic demand – determining the demand, information system and database creation, counting and questionnaires, time and spatial properties of transport demands. Interdependency in land usage and transport demand, influence of social and economic processes on transport demand. Transport supply – transport capacity of vehicles, individual transport vehicles, public transport systems, freight transport systems. Traffic networks – categorization and functional classification, trunk networks, city networks, capacity and service level. Regulation of traffic supply and demand. Lectures, auditory and practical laboratory practice. The course predicts the elaboration of papers. Passed partial examination is a substitute for the part of the examination.
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