Courses

Urban Transport Systems

General

  • Code: ΣΥΓ009
  • Semester:
  • Study Level: Undergraduate
  • Course type:
  • Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
  • Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Lectures (4)
  • ECTS Units: 5
  • Exams Schedule:

Course Contents

Course lecture content:
• Public Transportation.
• Integrated Combined Urban Transport Systems.
• Urban passenger bus lines.
• Urban bus line design.
• Bus lanes and special lanes for the exclusive use of buses.
• Bus priority measures in mixed traffic conditions.
• Improvement and promotion of Mass Transportation.
• Fixed track mass transit systems.
• Urban freight transport.

Educational Goals

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
• Understand the principles of design, study, evaluation, and operation of Mass
Transportation Systems.
• Understand the principles of an urban freight transport system.
• Design an urban transportation system taking into account the principles of a sustainable
mobility system.

General Skills

The course contributes to the acquisition of the following skills:
• Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
• Adaptation to new conditions
• Decision making
• Project planning and management
• Natural environment preservation

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Use of ICT means

• Lectures Presentation using laptop and video
projector or remotely, e-lecture if required.
• Learning process support through the electronic elearning platform.
• Distance meetings between teacher and students
for collaboration outside of class (via a digital platform, e.g.
ZOOM, Skype).
• Posting announcements on the Department’s
website and on the online page of the course within the
electronic e-learning platform.
• Teacher and student communication via email.
• Student evaluation

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures52
Individual study78
Total130

Students Evaluation

Final written exam including:
• Theory questions

• Compulsory individual project with oral presentation in
class
The evaluation criteria are communicated to the students in
the first lecture of the course. Also, each student is given the
opportunity to check their graded sheet and have their
performance analyzed.

Recommended Bibliography

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    δίκτυα μεταφορών και διαχείριση κινητικότητας. Ελληνικά Ακαδημαϊκά Ηλεκτρονικά
    Συγγράμματα και Βοηθήματα – Αποθετήριο “Κάλλιπος”, ISBN: 978-960-603-155-7.
  • Γιαννόπουλος, Γ.Α. (2005). Δημόσιες Αστικές Συγκοινωνίες, Λεωφορειακές Συγκοινωνίες.
    Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο Α.Ε., ISBN: 978-960-6645-29-7.
  • Καρλαύτης, Μ., Λυμπέρης, Κ. (2009). Συστήματα Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών. Συμμετρία,
    Σ.ΑΘΑΝΑΣΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε, ISBN: 978-960-266-279-3.
  • Σταθόπουλος Α.Γ., Καρλαύτης Μ., (2016). Σχεδιασμός Μεταφορικών Συστημάτων. Α.
    ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 978-960-491-101-1.
  • Φραντζεσκάκης, Ι.Μ., Πιτσιάβα-Λατινοπούλου, Μ.Χ., Τσαμπούλας, Δ.Α. (2002). Διαχείριση
    Κυκλοφορίας. Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 978-960-7510-50-1.
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    Μεταφορών. ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΑΜΟΥΛΗ ΑΕ, ISBN: 960-351-395-4.
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    Wiley-ISTE, HEAL-Link Wiley UBCM ebooks, ISBN: 9781119425519.
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    mobility management. Greek Academic Electronic Books and Aids – “Kallipos” Repository, ISBN: 978-960-
    603-155-7 [In Greek].
    _Giannopoulos, G.A. (2005). Public Urban Transportation, Bus Transportation. Epikentro Publications S.A.,
    ISBN: 978-960-6645-29-7 [In Greek].
    _Karlaftis, M., Lymberis, K. (2009). Urban Transportation Systems. Symmetry, Ed. ATHANASOPOULOS co.,
    ISBN: 978-960-266-279-3 [In Greek].
    _Stathopoulos A.G., Karlaftis M., (2016). Transportation Systems Design. Ed.PAPASOTIRIOU co., ISBN:
    978-960-491-101 [In Greek].
    _Franzeskakis, I.M., Pichiava-Latinopoulou, M.H., Tsamboulas, D.A. (2002). Traffic Management. Ed.
    PAPASOTIRIOU co., ISBN: 978-960-7510-50-1 [In Greek].
    _Sussman J., (eds) Schinas, O., Papadimitriou, E. (2003). Introduction to Transportation Systems, Ed.
    Stamouli SA, ISBN: 960-351-395-4 [In Greek].
    _Taniguchi, E., Thompson, R.G. (2018). City Logistics 1: New Opportunities and Challenges. Wiley-ISTE,
    HEAL-Link Wiley UBCM ebooks, ISBN: 9781119425519.