Course: Transport Policy and Economics

Code: 3ФЕИТ11007

ECTS points: 7 ECTS

Number of classes per week: 3+0+0+3

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Verica Danchvska

Course Goals (acquired competencies):

The main goal of the course is to acquire the following knowledge and competencies: • get acquainted with the notion of traffic and transport, as well as the types and importance of the traffic policy  • get acquainted with the European traffic policy, its goals, features, principles and instruments  • To familiarize with the basic principles of economics in traffic and transport  • To get acquainted and to be able to implement the European regulation in the area of ​​traffic and transport  • be able to work in the area of ​​adjustment of the Macedonian to European regulations in traffic and transport.

Course Syllabus:• Basic concepts of traffic-technologies and transportation systems (road, air, rail)  • General transport policy: concept, types, objectives, instruments, principles • General transport economics: concept, sources, characteristics, principles • Transport infrastructure and transport sub structures • Costs and type of cost in traffic, costing in the traffic  • Economic models to determine the most economical form of transportation  • Relationship between transport policy and sustainable development • Relationship between transport economics and sustainable development Taking the European legislation in the field of traffic and transportation.

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