TRA735 The Anatomy of Transport Networks (Autumn 2023)

Driven by processes like increasing urbanization or ‘de-carbonization’ of society, the transport system will also be subject to continuous change in the future. In order to plan and manage such transformations successfully, a profound understanding of the system’s underlying organizational structures and the interactions between its elements is required. Transport Network Analysis provides a practical framework for assessing the spatial and temporal natures of movements within a transportation system.

This course introduces students to Transportation Network Analysis and related graph theoretical concepts. Based on real-world networks sourced for different transport modes, students learn to obtain and interpret the fundamental properties of the underlying transportation networks. Models and algorithms integrating network topology with network flows are presented to assess the consequences of potential network alterations. Emphasis is placed on the practical assessment of flows in different spatial network layouts using the ‘R’ software environment as a tool for analysis and visualization. An introduction to this software and its application to geocoded data is part of this course.

After completing this course the student will be able:

Knowledge

• to understand fundamental concepts of transportation network analysis, such as the representation of transport networks as graphs, network traffic flows, user equilibrium etc.;

Skills

• to obtain and compare the properties of real-world transportation networks;

• to formulate and solve standard network problems that arise in a transportation context;

• to assess the consequences of selective alterations in the spatial organization of transport networks;

• to apply the ‘R’ software environment to the analysis and the graphical visualization of transport systems

Generell competence

• to utilize the ‘R’ software environment for analysis

• to comprehend and present findings from academic journal publications in the domain of netwrok science and trasnport network analysis

• Mandatory coursework: Assignment(s)
• Courseworks given: 1
• Courseworks required: 1

• Form of assessment: School assessment
• Proportion: 100%
• Duration: 3 hours
• Grouping: Individual
• Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
• Support material: All printed and written supporting material

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• TRA735 The Anatomy of Transport Networks