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Transport systems provide a key service to individuals, organisations and society. This module discusses the contribution of transport and mobility systems to the functions of cities, regions and society in general.Ìý It explores the motivations, capabilities, opportunities and constraints that influence individual travel behaviours and the factors that influence changes in mobility patterns in a variety of different spatial and economic contexts.Ìý You will learn about key theories that help us understand travel behaviours. The module will equip you with the skills to critically assess the evidence around travel behaviours and to appraise and evaluate the social positive and negative impacts of transport schemes pre- and post-implementation.

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Learning Outcomes

Students will have the ability to:

1. Critique the role of transport in supporting the functions of cities, regions and the global economy and shaping mobility patterns in different locations and contexts, and apply a variety of research techniques to analyse the economic and socio-psychological factors influencing individual travel behaviour
2. Appraise and evaluate the benefits and negative impacts of travel to individuals and to society, including those affecting health, safety and security
3. Critique and apply different theorical perspectives that underpin our understanding to travel behaviour, and the consequences of barriers to travel such as social exclusion and severance from different disciplinary perspectives

Value the role of individuals and groups in decision-making within the transport sector (stakeholder/community engagement)

Reading List:

• Anable, J. (2005). ‘Complacent car addicts’ or ‘aspiring environmentalists’? Identifying travel behaviour segments using attitude theory.ÌýTransport policy,Ìý12(1), 65-78.
• Bastiaanssen, J., Johnson, D., & Lucas, K. (2020). Does transport help people to gain employment? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the empirical evidence.ÌýTransport reviews,Ìý40(5), 607-628.
• Ben-Akiva, M., & Bierlaire, M. (1999). Discrete choice methods and their applications to short term travel decisions. InÌýHandbook of transportation scienceÌý(pp. 5-33). Springer, Boston, MA.Ìý Available from:
• De Vos, J. (2019). Satisfaction-induced travel behaviour.ÌýTransportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour,Ìý63, 12-21.
• Dyson, P., Sutherland, R. (2021) Transport for Humans: Are we nearly there yet? London Publishing Partnership. ISBN:Ìý9781913019358
• McTernan, J. (2019). Transport Matters (I. Docherty & J. Shaw, Eds.; 1st ed.). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvqr1bpc
• Metz, D. (2021). Time constraints and travel behaviour. Transportation planning and technology,Ìý44(1), 16-29.