The lecture ‘Energy and Transportation’ imparts profound knowledge of energy- and environment-related difficulties of the intersection of energy and transportation with focus on the motorized individual traffic. The students gain the ability to approach energy- and environment-related problems with special consideration of the demand side, and to evaluate possible solutions.

This module addresses the demand for new business models for future transport systems. Why and in what way do people wish to be mobile? What are the economic, social and legal framework conditions, and how will these develop? What approaches leading to new value propositions will follow?

This lecture provides an overview of existing modeling methods for Human-Environment Systems. The term "model" is defined, model classifications and the areas of applicance of several methods (e.g. system dynamics, multi-agent systems, spatial modeling) are discussed. Goal is not to personally program models, but to be able to judge which type of model is suitable for which research questions.

Interrelationships and dynamic change and the impact of these on mobility and transportation are being investigated in this module. The module addresses desirable future development of urban transport systems in Switzerland by covering and critically examining authentic, existing transport scenarios (e.g. ARE) in an exercise setting which deploys backcasting.