Transport Transformation, 5 op

Core content

• The concept of transport transformation. Theories and frameworks related to transformation and transformation processes. The paradigm changes related to transport systems, e.g. from 'predict and provide' to 'sustainable mobility'.
• Global scale of external effects of transport (fatalities and injuries, exhaust gas emissions, climate change, energy consumption) and the concept of transport poverty
• The needs for and the potential of sustainable and renewable energy and new transport concepts
• The needs and challenges, drivers and retarding forces, enablers and obstacles, stakeholders and their positions, the status and the key actions for transformation in passenger and freight transport
• The role of transport policy at international, national and local level for transport transformation
• Skills related to international work environment and effective team-working in English
• The changes in the operational environment and the development outlook of transport, especially mobility services, intelligent transport systems and services, automation, and electrification
• Methods of environmental scanning, alternative scenarios and possible roadmaps for transport transformation