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Overview
The politics of devolved decision-making to cities has put the spotlight on how transport affects economic performance. Transport schemes are now judged and prioritised on their expected economic outcomes. Like it or not Gross Value Added and jobs are now part of the lexicon in transport planning, but:
- Have we got the right tools to be making decisions based on GVA and jobs?
- Are these tools being applied correctly?
- What is a reasonable level of economic impact?
- Underlying all that, why and how do we expect transport to affect the economy?
Judging from the many claims and counter-claims of ‘expected’ economic impact in the media, it may seem like the economic performance of transport has been reduced to rhetoric.
Outcomes
After attending this Transport Infrastructure and Economic Performance course at the University of Leeds transport professionals will:
- have a solid grasp of how, when, why and to what extent transport infrastructure affects businesses and the economy,
- understand how to incorporate economic impacts into a transport cost benefit analysis.
Programme Structure
The course contains material on three themes:
- The first theme is concerned with how transport affects businesses, and transport’s place in regional growth theories. This includes the size and nature of the impacts that transport infrastructure has on the economy.
- The second theme gives an introduction to regional economy modelling methods including reduced form models and input-output models. It touches on land use transport interaction models and computable general equilibrium.
- The third theme brings together the two earlier parts and examines how economy impacts can be incorporated into appraisal both within either a cost benefit analysis paradigm or in a GVA prioritisation approach.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Delivered
Blended
Campus Location
- Leeds, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Economics Transport Management Transportation Engineering View 19 other Short Courses in Transport Management in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is suitable for transport professionals already working in the field of economy impacts of transport.
- It is also suitable for those who intend to become involved in this field with an understanding of economics.
- Delegates should have an understanding of transport cost benefit analysis, or should attend the Transport Investment Appraisal short course before attending this short course.
Tuition Fees
Living costs
Leeds
United Kingdom
637 - 1103 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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