NPTEL - Sustainable Transportation Systems
offered by IIT Roorkee

Public/Government Institute
Estd. 1847

Sustainable Transportation Systems
at
IIT Roorkee
Overview

Learn everything you need to know about Sustainable Transportation and give a boost to your professional career

Duration	12 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
Credential	Certificate

Sustainable Transportation Systems
at
IIT Roorkee
Highlights

Earn a E- certificate of completion from IIT Roorkee

Sustainable Transportation Systems
at
IIT Roorkee
Course details

Skills you will learn

Sustainability R Transportation Quality Management

Who should do this course?

For PG/Pre-PhD (UG Students, Professionals and Policy Makers can also atten

More about this course

The objective of the course is to impart knowledge and skills of environmental issues related to transportation systems, concept of sustainability and related issues
The course includes the various environmental aspects of mass rapid transportation systems, air quality management through transportation planning in mega cities and current case studies regarding the same

Sustainable Transportation Systems
at
IIT Roorkee
Curriculum

Week 1

Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Transportation systems

Week 2

Land-use plans

Zoning schemes and provisions

Week 3

Urban and regional transport planning

Week 4

Impacts on humans

Flora and fauna- Soil, water, air, climate and landscape

Week 5

Establishment of baseline conditions w.r.t soil, water and air quality

Week 6

Noise, air and water pollution modelling

Week 7

Modelling of impacts and scenario-based analysis

Week 8

Assessment of potential project impacts including indirect, cumulative and synergistic impacts

Week 9

Decision support systems for EIA of transport infrastructures

Week 10

Abatement measures

Week 11

Sustainable transportation systems

Week 12

Case studies of highway, railway and airport projects, OpenLCA tool for life Cycle Assessment, STAN for material flow analysis

Sustainable Transportation Systems
at
IIT Roorkee
Faculty details

Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar

Dr. Bhola Ram Gurjar holds a PhD in the area of Environmental Risk Analysis from India's premier technological institution I.I.T. Delhi followed by Postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) in Mainz, Germany.