Transport Policy and Finance

Objectives

This course will help you to acquire a critical appreciation of the context and process of transport policy-making, including the political, economic and socio-cultural constraints. It will study the financial structures and constraints in which transport planners operate. It will examine the availability, advantages and disadvantages of differing sources of finance, both public and private.

The course will also examine the process of developing local transport plans in the UK, with examples of practical challenges to policy makers, such as different forms of rapid transit and the conflict between economic and environmental objectives in aviation policy.

International comparisons will also be made, drawing on the research and experience of Centre for Transport and Society (CTS) tutors, as well as people from the wide range of countries who have taken this course.

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Study Time

This module will involve 6 hours direct contact time, per session, accross one semester:

Starting Wednesday 29 January 2020, 10am-5pm

then every other Wednesday on: 12, 26 February; 11, 25 March; 08 April 2020

The course is expected to take 150 hours to complete: 36 hrs directed contact learning; 36 hrs independent study; 78 hrs assessment, including preparation.

How to apply

Please visit our webpage and complete an online booking form. Deadline 13 January 2020.