Financing in Urban Mass Transportation

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Department Děčín

Synopsis:

UMT history and development in Prague and other cities in the world. Building and operation of public tram, bus, and trolleybus networks. Underground building and operation. Other UMT types. UMT development in small towns. Particularities of investment and operation financing of individual UMT types. Historic and present models of UMT financing. Transport inspection and blind passengers. Tourism & UMT. UMT typology & choice of optimum financing.

Requirements:

Interest in UMT financing, background knowledge of financial management.

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Study Objective:

Is it possible to operate UMT without any subsidies? The course looks for the answer to this question by analysing the impact of various historic, present and planned methods of UMT financing both in large conurbations and in small municipalities in the Czech Republic, Europe, and worldwide.

Study materials:

FOJTÍK P.: Historie městské hromadné dopravy v Praze, 2nd edition, 2004 Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy, a. s., 370 p. ISBN: 80-239-5013-4

DUCHOŇ B.: Inženýrská ekonomika, 1st ed., Prague: C. H. Beck, 2007, 290 p. ISBN:

978-80-7179-763-0

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• KOMBI navaz. mag. studium v 21-22 programu LA (compulsory elective course)
• KOMBI navaz. mag. studium v 22-23 programu LA (compulsory elective course)