Unit 1
Land-use plans, zoning schemes and provisions- Urban and regional transport planning- Impacts on humans, flora and fauna, soil, water, air, climate and landscape- Establishment of baseline conditions w.r.t soil, water and air quality
| Course Name | Sustainable Transportation |
| Course Code | 23CIE466 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Civil Engineering |
| Campus | Coimbatore |
Land-use plans, zoning schemes and provisions- Urban and regional transport planning- Impacts on humans, flora and fauna, soil, water, air, climate and landscape- Establishment of baseline conditions w.r.t soil, water and air quality
Modelling of impacts and scenario-based analysis – Assessment of potential project impacts including indirect, cumulative and synergistic impacts – Decision support systems for EIA of transport infrastructures – Abatement measures
Sustainable transportation systems – Pavements- Sustainable construction of roads using geotextiles- Design – Construction – Use – Pavement Life Cycle Assessment- Case studies of highway, railway and airport projects, OpenLCA tool for life Cycle Assessment, STAN for material flow analysis Reclaimed asphalt pavements- Pervious pavement
Prerequisite(s): 23CIEXXX Sustainable Construction – Materials & Techniques
Course Objectives:
The course’s objective is to impart knowledge and skills of environmental issues related to transportation systems, sustainability, and related issues. The course includes the various environmental aspects of mass rapid transportation systems, air quality management through transportation planning in mega cities and current case studies regarding the same.
Course Outcome
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To impart knowledge and skills of environmental issues related to transportation systems, concept of sustainability and related issues |
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To understand the mass rapid transportation systems, air quality management through transportation planning |
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To gain knowledge on pavement life cycle assessment |
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Textbooks
Vanek, Francis M., Largus T. Angenent, James H. Banks, Ricardo A. Daziano, and Mark A. Turnquist, “Sustainable Transportation Systems Engineering” McGraw-Hill, 2014
Preston L Schiller, Jeffrey R Kenworthy, “An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and Implementation”, Routledge Publisher, 2010
References
Jeffrey Tumlin,“Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities”, Wiley Publication,2012
Fengxiang Qiao, Yong Bai, Pei-Sung Lin, Steven I Jy Chien, Yongping Zhang, Lin Zhu,. “Resilience and Sustainable Transportation Systems”, ASCE Book theories,2020
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