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B1_Students have demonstrated and understood knowledge in a field of study that is based on general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects involving knowledge from the forefront of their field of study
B2_That students know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional way and have the skills that need to be demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study
E19_Detect the needs for the technical planning of infrastructures and tourist facilities
G3_Be able to innovate by developing an open attitude to change and be willing to re-evaluate old mental models that limit thinking
G2_Be able to generate ideas and solve problems, both individually and collectively
T1_Communicate properly orally and in writing in the two official languages of Catalonia
T2_Show willingness to learn about new cultures, experiment with new methodologies and encourage international exchange
T4_Show entrepreneurial leadership and leadership skills that build personal confidence and reduce fear of risk
T5_Domain the computer tools and their main applications for the ordinary academic and professional activity
T3. Formulate critical and well-argued reasoning, using precise terminology, specialized resources and documentation that supports these arguments.
T6.Develop tasks autonomously with a correct organization and timing of academic work
T7_ Develop the ability to assess inequalities due to sex and gender to design solutions.
The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or towards teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer prejudice from otherseg.
Apply models of spatial interaction, distinguishing correlations between modes, networks and flows of transporte and their role in the development of tourism.
Theoretical classes will be combined with the practical application of the competencies that are being achieved.
The analysis of various texts and news relating to the field of transporte will also be included from a triple point of view: investments, technological innovations and the problems presented by infrastructures.
Item 1. Factors of choice of a means of transporte
Real travel time, price, comfort, autonomy, security (of the companies themselves and planes, in the face of terrorist attacks, can a plane disappear without a trace ?, usefulness of black boxes), geographical boundaries, environmental impact. Analysis of the weaknesses and strengths of the different means of transporte
Subject 2. Economic and social return of the infrastructures of transporte
High-speed train, air transporte and road transporte are analyzed. Intermodality of transporte. Urban Corridors. Notions of Transport Safety.
Item 3. Railway
Analysis of the problems of the infrastructures and the road network. Technological innovations (high speed and levitating magnetic trains). Liberalization process and free competition. Competition with air transporte. Tourist trains
Item 4. Water transporte
Motorways of the sea. Infrastructure analysis. Technological innovations. Competences with other means of transporte. Cruises (Barcelona base port)
Item 5. Road transporte
Analysis of the coach and automotive sector. Saturation of the Pyrenees. Technological innovations (vehicle and tunnel safety, amphibious buses, autonomous vehicles). Sustainable mobility (alternative fuels)
Item 6. Commercial aviation
International organizations (IATA, ICAO) and their agreements or conventions (Warsaw, Chicago, Montreal, freedoms of the air). Airplanes (Subsonic and supersonic). Alternative fuels. Processes of liberalization and business concentration (the case of Iberia). The phenomenon of Low Cost
Item 7. Air infrastructures
Characteristics of airports. Mainport, hub and feeder airports. Slot management. Air control. Management and profitability of airports (the AENA case). Main Spanish airports of public management (AENA) and private. Collapse of airports. Analysis of the world's most innovative airports
Item 8. Transport networks and flows. Types of networks, the phenomenon of connectivity and network indicators
Subject 9.- The market of the tourist transporte. Analysis of the supply and demand economy
Subject 10.- Externalities of the tourist transporte I. The congestion. The role of tourism in the congestion of different forms of traffic
Subject 11.- Externalities of the tourist transporte II. Environmental effects. The contribution of tourist transporte to climate change and emission mitigation policies
The analysis of various texts and news in the field of transporte from a triple perspective: the investments, innovations and infrastructure problems that arise.
Preparation of topics to discuss in class.
Preparation of group sessions.
30% Exercises, practices and assignments. Not recoverable.
30% Partial assessment. Not recoverable.
40% Final exam.
To pass the subject it is necessary to obtain at least a 5 in the final test.
Recovery: In case the subject is suspended, only the final test can be recovered. To access the recovery the student must have taken the final test. In case of going to recovery and pass, the maximum note of the asignatura will be of 5.
Martínez Marín, Jesus. (2021) Fundamentals of Logistics and Port Operations. JMM editions. ISBN13-978-8409278633 (Available via https://n9.cl/xnvdo )
MONTORI, ESCRIBANO, MARTINEZ (2015, 1st edition). “Manual del Transporte Marítimo”, Editorial Marge Books, Barcelona.
Strategies for Tourism Industry - Micro and Macro Perspectives (2012) Ed. Intech, Croatia. ISBN 978-953-51-0566-4
BLASCO, Albert (2014). Tourist transporte, infrastructure management and innovations. Ed Synthesis. Madrid
TOVAR DE LA FE, B and RENDERIO MARTÍN-cejars. Tourism and transporte. Ed University Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Visions for Global Tourism Industry - Creating and Sustaining Competitive Strategies (2012). Ed. Intech, Croatia. ISBN 978-953-51-0520-6
García Isa, Isabel Management of tourist transporte companies. ISBN: 9788499589961, 308 Pages, EDITORIAL SÍNTESIS, SA Madrid, 2013
Maritime Transport Manual. (Montori, Martínez, Escribano), Editorial Marge Books https://www.amazon.es/dp/8415340311
Martínez, Montori, Badell (2021) Maritime Transport of Dangerous Goods. Publishers JMM ISBN13979-8749391299. Available via: https:// n9.cl/42dew
BEL, Germà (2010). Spain capital Paris. Ed Destiny. Madrid
PAGE, Stephen (2009). Transport and Tourism: Global Perspective. Pearson, Prentice Hall. 3rd ED. United Kingdom.