Unit 1 Demographic and Employment Forecasting Models

9 lecture hours

• Classification of regions Transport systems functions
• regional delineation
• regional growth
• concepts of GDP and GNP Demographic models -linear
• exponential and logistic models
• cohort survival models - birth
• aging and migration models
• Employment forecasting models - employment classification
• economic base mechanism
• input and output models - dynamic models of population and employment
• multiregional extensions

Unit 2 Transport Modelling

8 lecture hours

• Need & role of transport models
• types of models
• transport models in practice
• simplified transport demand models
• Definition of Intercity travel
• dimensions of intercity travel decision making
• aggregate and disaggregate models
• O-D demand at regional level
• Seasonal variations in demand
• Mode choice behaviour of travellers at regional level

Unit 3 Regional Traffic Forecasting

6 lecture hours

• Traffic growth components & influencing factors
• Project Influence Area
• Data collection
• Growth factor methods
• Univariate and Multivariate Time series models
• Estimation of cyclic and seasonal components
• Diversion analysis

Unit 4 Regional Transportation Development 11 25

• Program Name: Master of Engineering Level: PG Branch: M
• Civil (Transportation Engineering) Subject Code: ME02069111 Subject Name: Regional and Mass Transportation System Planning Delineation of Planning Regions: Concept of region and space
• types of regions
• rural road network development approach
• regional freight transportation- issues & approach
• demand assessment
• various models
• Planning of Rural roads Principles
• Network planning and hierarchy
• Network development approach
• Saturation method
• Multimodal transportation system Freight Transport & Logistics Freight demand
• Characteristics of Freight Transport
• Aggregate and Disaggregate Demand Estimation Models
• Equilibrium approach

Unit 5 Mass Transit Planning & Modelling

11 lecture hours

• Transit classification
• transit network design
• classification of routes
• prediction of transit usage
• evaluation of network
• scheduling principles & methodology
• urban freight transportation: freight demand
• spatial distribution of goods
• truck terminal planning
• economic and environmental impacts of urban/regional mass transit systems
• mitigation measures