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Sustainable Transportation systems

Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar · IIT Roorkee

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About

The objective of the course is to impart knowledge and skills of environmental issues related to transportation systems, concept of 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.

Intended audience: PG/Pre-PhD (UG Students, Professionals and Policy Makers can also attend)

Lectures

Week 1

  1. Introduction to Transportation Systems-I YouTube
  2. Introduction to Transportation Systems-II YouTube
  3. Concept of Sustainability YouTube
  4. Current Scenario of Transportation in India YouTube
  5. Climate Change: Indicators and Impacts YouTube

Week 2

  1. Impacts of Transportation Systems-I YouTube
  2. Impacts of Transportation Systems-II YouTube
  3. Impacts of Transportation Systems-III YouTube
  4. Impacts of Transportation Systems-IV YouTube
  5. Impacts of Transportation Systems-V YouTube

Week 3

  1. Introduction to Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) YouTube
  2. EIA Processes-I YouTube
  3. EIA Processes-II YouTube
  4. Methodologies of EIA YouTube
  5. EIA Process in India YouTube

Week 4

  1. Global practices in EIA process YouTube
  2. EIA Case Study-I YouTube
  3. EIA Case Study-II YouTube
  4. EIA Case Study-III YouTube
  5. EIA Case Study-IV YouTube

Week 5

  1. EIA Case Study-V YouTube
  2. Introduction of Land use YouTube
  3. Land use Planning & Zoning YouTube
  4. Transit Oriented Development (TOD) YouTube
  5. TOD Implementation YouTube

Week 6

  1. TOD Case study-I: Section of Delhi Metro YouTube
  2. TOD Case study-II: TOD planning for Belgrade, Serbia YouTube
  3. TOD Case study-III: Naya Raipur YouTube
  4. Introduction to Sustainable Transport Planning YouTube
  5. Sustainable Transport Planning & Approaches-I: The Traditional Transport Planning Process YouTube

Week 7

  1. Sustainable Transport Planning & Approaches-II: The Contemporary Planning Process YouTube
  2. Sustainable Transport Planning & Approaches-III: Management Strategies for Transportation Systems YouTube
  3. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): An Introduction YouTube
  4. Life Cycle Assessment: Theory & Practice YouTube
  5. LCA Case Study YouTube

Week 8

  1. Material Flow Analysis (MFA) YouTube
  2. Material Flow Analysis: Case Study YouTube
  3. Concept of Circular Economy YouTube
  4. Circular Economy in Transport Sector YouTube
  5. Modelling of Transport Emissions-I YouTube

Week 9

  1. Modelling of Transport Emissions-II YouTube
  2. Dispersion Models for Transport Emissions YouTube
  3. Traffic Noise Emission Models YouTube
  4. Initiatives & Policies for Environmental Sustainability YouTube
  5. National Clean Air Programme & Transport Sector YouTube

Week 10

  1. Decarbonizing the Transport Sector YouTube
  2. Alternate Fuels and Sustainable Transportation YouTube
  3. Electric Vehicles and Sustainability YouTube
  4. Emerging Transport Technology - Hyperloop YouTube
  5. Case Study-I: Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) YouTube

Week 11

  1. Case Study-II: Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Systems YouTube
  2. Case Study-III: Sustainability in Airports YouTube
  3. Case Study-IV: Sustainable Water Transport YouTube
  4. Case Study-V: Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) YouTube
  5. openLCA - An LCA Tool YouTube

Week 12

  1. openLCA Application - Case Study YouTube
  2. Material Flow Analysis Tool - STAN YouTube
  3. Sustainability Indicators YouTube
  4. Sustainable Transport Appraisal Rating (STAR) YouTube
  5. Measuring Sustainability YouTube

Syllabus and materials

At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.

Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Roorkee
Department
Civil Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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