Unit of Study CIVL1004 Regional and Urban Transport Planning (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

CIVL1003 - Processes and Philosophy of Engineering AND CIVL1002 - Humanitarian Projects

Enrolment information

This is an advanced unit that requires essential skills from earlier units, including employing engineering processes to solve real world engineering problems, report writing, team work and delivering presentations. These skills are provided by the pre-requisite units or equivalent experience.

Unit description

Introduces students to the techniques and processes to analyse regional, urban and national transport systems to develop solutions to complex transport planning problems. The unit aims to develop the students' understanding of the linkages between land use and transport systems and how to plan and design transport systems considering environmental impacts, sustainability and efficiency of transport solutions.

Unit content

The Transportation Planning Process
Land Use and Transport Systems
Factors Effecting Travel Demand
Forecasting Travel Demand
Transportation Modes and Factors in Mode Choice
Evaluating Transport Alternatives
Sustainable Transport Planning
Freight Movement, Impacts and Planning

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

display an understanding of the linkages between land use and transport systems

demonstrate an awareness of sustainable transport and how to assess environmental and community impacts

understand the planning and design processes required in providing transport infrastructure

identify, formulate and solve transport related problems, and evaluate solutions against technical, environmental, economic and social criteria

demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively within a team through the planning and implementation of a group project

use both written and oral formats to reflect on and explain ideas, concepts and processes to targeted audiences

have a full appreciation of the professional and ethical responsibilities involved in transport engineering including associated social, economic and environmental issues.

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