Courses

Transport policies

General

  • Code: ΣΥΓ020
  • Semester:
  • Study Level: Undergraduate
  • Course type:
  • Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
  • Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Lectures (4)
  • ECTS Units: 5

Course Contents

Formulation of transport policies
• European transport policies: a historical timeline
• European policies in Trans-European/Pan-European Transport Networks
• European policies for road, rail, air, maritime, and inland waterways transport
• Control and monitoring of the implementation of European transport policies
• International Organizations for policy making
• National transport policies.

Educational Goals

Upon completing the course students should be able
• to define the concept of transport policies,
• to recognize international practices and the characteristics of transport policies on a national and
international level, as well as future prospects.

General Skills

The course contributes to the following skills:
_Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
_Adapting to new situations
_Decision-making
_Project planning and management
_Respect for the natural environment.

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Use of ICT means

Powerpoint presentations, e-learning platform for
educational material

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures52
Individual study78
Total130

Students Evaluation

Final written exam (100%) which includes:
– Open ended questions
– Problem solving questions (exercises)
The evaluation criteria are presented in the 1st lecture of
the semester to all students. Furthermore, each student can
see his graded exam/ written assignment paper and talk on
the analysis of his written performance with the professor.

Recommended Bibliography

  • Θεματολογικά δελτία για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, Πολιτική μεταφορών και τουρισμού.
    https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/el/section/198
  • Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, Τομείς πολιτικής της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, Μεταφορές.
    https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/transport_el
  • Transport Policy, A Journal of the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS),
    Elsevier. ISSN: 0967-070X. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/transport-policy
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Elsevier. ISSN: 0965-8564.
    https://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice
  • Παρδάλη Α. (2007). Οικονομική και Πολιτική των Λιμένων. ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΑΜΟΥΛΗ ΑΕ, ISBN:
    978-960-351-689-7.
  • Προφυλλίδης, Β. (2010). Αεροπορικές Μεταφορές και Αεροδρόμια. Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ &
    ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 978-960-7182-71-5.
  • Προφυλλίδης, Β. (2016). Σιδηροδρομική. EKΔOΣEIΣ ΓIAXOYΔH Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 978-618-5092-22-1.
  • • Thematic bulletins on the European Union, Transport and Tourism Policy.
    https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/el/section/198 [In Greek].
    • European Union, Policy Areas of the European Union, Transportations. https://europa.eu/europeanunion/topics/transport_el [in Grrek].
    • Transport Policy, A Journal of the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS), Elsevier.
    ISSN: 0967-070X. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/transport-policy
    • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Elsevier. ISSN: 0965-8564.
    https://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice
    • Pardali A. (2007). Ports economics and policies. Stamoulis Editions, ISBN: 978-960-351-689-7 [In Greek].
    • Profillidis, V. (2010). Air Transport and Airports. Papasotiriou Editions, ISBN: 978-960-7182-71-5 [In
    Greek].
    • Profillidis, V. (2016). Railway Science. Giahoudis Editions, ISBN: 978-960-12-1759-8 [In Greek].