CEE 6650 - [Transportation, Energy, and Environmental Systems for Sustainable Development]

Spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: CEE 3610 or permission of instructor. Next offered 2013-2014. Co-meets with

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H. O. Gao.

Focuses on the nexus of transportation and environment, energy, and climate-change concerns. It is interdisciplinary, drawing upon transportation, environment, urban planning, statistics, economics, and policy. The course covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of relevant topics including mobile emissions inventory estimation, renewable fuels, air quality impact and life cycle benefit assessment of alternative fuels/vehicles, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and urban sprawl, and congestion mitigation and air quality (CMAQ). Students apply course materials to real-world cases and projects.