Module Catalogue 2024/25

CEG8409 : Traffic and Environment Management for Sustainability (Inactive)

CEG8409 : Traffic and Environment Management for Sustainability (Inactive)

  • Inactive for Year: 2024/25
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Anil Namdeo
  • Lecturer: Professor Margaret Carol Bell
  • Other Staff: Dr Paul Goodman
  • Owning School: Engineering
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 2 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 5.0
European Credit Transfer System
Pre-requisite

Modules you must have done previously to study this module

Pre Requisite Comment

-

Co-Requisite

Modules you need to take at the same time

Co Requisite Comment

-

Aims

1. To introduce the concept of traffic and environment management for sustainability
2. To introduce the nested approach to modelling traffic, emission and air quality at nano, micro, meso and macro scales
3. To discuss the role of ITS in delivering sustainability keeping environmental, economic and health objectives in mind
4. To demonstrate the use of SCOOT emission/canyon models to estimate air pollution in response to strategic and tactical traffic management initiatives
5. To link land use development with transport planning and assessment
6. To link transport with energy demand

Outline Of Syllabus

1. Scale of local and global air pollution problems
2. Sustainability balancing traffic, economic, environmental and health objectives
3. Lessons from ‘Review and Assessment ‘and ‘Updating and Screening Assessment’ processes
4. Traffic and environment monitoring
5. Real world emission modelling for air quality and noise management
6. Dispersion modelling for air quality management. Nesting of traffic, emission and air quality models
7. Noise attenuation
8. Role of ITS in delivering sustainability
9. Local authority perspective in air quality management (lecture by a guest speaker from LA)
10. To link land use development with transport planning and assessment
11. Scenarios and interventions to deliver sustainability
12. Transport and energy

Learning Outcomes

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

1. Knowledge of the scale of local and global air pollution problems
2. A basic understanding of the concepts of traffic and environment management for sustainability
3. Knowledge of policies and reports which have a strong bearing on local and global air pollution and sustainability issues
4. Insight into the concept of the nested approach to modelling traffic, emission and air quality at micro and macro scales
5. Knowledge of the role of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in delivering sustainability keeping environmental, economic and health objectives in mind
6. Knowledge of analysing and presenting outputs of air quality models to a wide range of audience

Intended Skill Outcomes

1. To be able to use micro-simulation traffic models
2. To be able to assess environmental impacts of road traffic under various policy options
3. To be able to estimate air pollution concentrations as a function of emission, meteorology, topography and the built environment from road traffic
4. To be able to disseminate emission and air quality results to a wider audience.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion115:0015:00Coursework - individual report
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion12:002:00Exam
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture211:0021:00N/A
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion210:3010:30Revision for exam
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesPractical51:005:00PC based
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study146:3046:30Includes background reading and reading of lecture notes for a full understanding of the material.
Total100:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Learning outcomes will be achieved by introducing knowledge and theory in lectures and by exercising the relevant skills in practicals. Practicals will simultaneously review the taught content of the lectures and develop the key intellectual, practical or communication skills.

Reading Lists

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams
Description Length Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Written Examination1202A70Unseen written exam
Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Report2M30A report on the traffic and environmental management in a city (approx. 1000 words).
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The written examination will assess the knowledge, numeracy and problem solving skills.

The coursework will also assess computer and literature literacy, practical, time planning and communication skills.

Timetable

Past Exam Papers

General Notes

N/A

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