Students completing this unit have an increased knowledge and understanding of the complex relationships between transport provision, travel behaviour and public health. Both health-promoting and health-damaging issues are considered providing students with a balanced understanding from both the transport and health domains. This includes an appreciation and understanding of health impacts of transport externalities including air pollution, noise, congestion and accidents; role of transport provision and travel choices (car travel, public transport, active transport, air travel) on health, wellbeing and social inclusion; health impacts of age and disability on transport options; transport systems as conduits for spread of communicable diseases; health impacts of future transport options, such as driverless vehicles; the role of transportation and public health agencies in sustainable transport promotion; and how to conduct Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) of transport interventions. The unit considers how contemporary sustainable transport policy options in Australia and overseas could both reduce detrimental health impacts of transport as well as promote better health outcomes. The unit is particularly suited to students with broad interest intransport (passenger and freight), public health, urban planning, and sustainability issues.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Transport and Logistics Studies |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Stephen Greaves, stephen.greaves@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Stephen Greaves, stephen.greaves@sydney.edu.au |