Transportation and urban design studio E 2017

for the Graduate Course of Civil Engineering in 2017 Autumn Semester (A1)

Lecturers

• Prof. Eiji Hato (Professor, Transport Research and Infrastructure Planning (TRIP) Lab.)
• Assoc Prof. Ryuichi Shibasaki (Associate Professor, Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering)
• Dr. Yusuke Hara (Research Associate, Transport Research and Infrastructure Planning (TRIP) Lab.)
• Dr. Sachiyo Fukuyama (Research Associate, Transport Research and Infrastructure Planning (TRIP) Lab.)
• Assoc Prof. Netra Prakash Bhandary (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University)

Teaching Assistants

• Wadiya Rallage Samal Sanjeewa Dharmarathna

Place and Time

in Lecture Room No.13 of Engineering Bldg No.1, on Monday and Thursdays 13:00-14:45

Purpose and Contents of the Course

This course focuses on learning some of methodologies to analyze transportations and regions, which are sometimes vulnerable to natural hazards. In addition to it, getting used to the essence of the basic way of theoretical and mathematical thinking in planning is another main target. For fulfilling these purposes, we choose three topics: 1) Transportation modelling and statistics,, 2) Logistics management and analysis, 3) Urban studies and planning for Nepal.

Schedule of the Course

Topic 1: Transportation Modelling and statistics, by Dr. Hara, Dr Fukuyama and Prof. Hato

• Sep. 28: Introduction
• Oct. 2: Introduction of R [slide]
• Oct. 5: Transportation Modelling : Discrete Choice Modelling with R [slide] [data and code]
• Oct. 12: Transportation Modelling : Advanced Discrete choice modelling [slide]
• Oct. 16: Transportation Modelling: Machine learning with R [slide] [assignment]

Topic 2: Logistics Management and Analysis, by Prof. Shibasaki and Prof. Hato

• Oct. 19: Logistics Operation and Advanced Methodologies [slide] [assignment]
• Oct. 23: Logistics Operation and Advanced Methodologies [slide]
• Oct. 26: Logistics Operation and Advanced Methodologies [slide]
• Oct. 30: Group discussion

Topic 3: Urban Studies and Planning, by Prof Netra and Prof. Hato

• Nov. 2: Outline of Urban Studies in Nepal [slide]
• Nov. 6: The first proposal for redesign of Kathmandu [slide]
• Nov. 9: Presentation and group discussion of Topic 1
• Nov 13: Final presentation for Topic 3

Schedule of the Course

Assignments in each of the three topics (30 points @ 3), and attendance points for classes (10 points)

lecture materials and bibliography

• Train, K., Discrete Choice Methods with Simulation Second edition, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
• Sheffi, Y., Urban transportation network, Pretince Hall, 1985.
• Venables, W. N., Smith, D. M., and the R Core Team, An Introduction to R, 2017.
• Paradis, E., R for Beginners, 2005.