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Unit of Study TOUR2012 - Transport for Sustainability (2021)

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Unit description

Critically assesses the role of transportation in sustainable development. The complex relations between different transport alternatives and key aspects of society, economy and environment are examined. Transformative possibilities towards more sustainable transport futures are identified and critically assessed.

Unit content

Topic 1: Exploring transport and sustainable development

Topic 2: Transport and environment

Topic 3: Transport and economy

Topic 4: Transport and society

Topic 5: Transport technologies, planning and policy

Topic 6: Opportunities for sustainable transformations

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

conceptualise transportation through a sustainability lens

critique the relationships between existing mobility paradigms and the economy, society and environment

plan for a more sustainable mobility future

appraise the barriers to and facilitators of change in transport systems.