Transport Systems: Global Issues and Future Innovations

Explore how and why transport systems must change in the 21st century

What are the challenges faced by today’s transport sector? How can transport professionals develop systems that meet the needs of the 21st century?

Get answers to these questions and more with this course exploring the future of transport. You will learn about effective transport planning and modelling, considering how transport solutions can become sustainable, reduce pollution and improve the health and safety of people across the world.

You will also consider how technologies such as connected and autonomous vehicles and high-speed rail might address global issues.

This course is for undergraduate students and mid-career professionals interested in a career in the transport industry.

It will be especially useful for undergraduates studying engineering, urban planning, mathematics, economics, geography and psychology. It will also be useful for mid-career professionals already working in the transport sector or considering a move to the transport sector from other areas such as engineering, scientific research, local and national government policy making, construction and logistics.

• Transport in the 21st century
• Welcome
• Challenges and opportunities
• Improving the enabling infrastructure
• The role of transport professionals
• Summary
• Shaping the future of transport
• About Week 2
• Paying for transport: What are the costs?
• How can emerging technology overcome transport challenges?
• What does the future look like?
• Summary