Spring 2009 Course Description
Advanced Topics in Public Policy
| Section Title: |
Transportation Policy |
| Instructor(s): |
Leigh Boske |
| Course: |
P A 388K - Advanced Topics in Public Policy
(previously Seminar in Topics in Public Policy) |
| Unique Number: |
62405 |
| Day & Time: |
Mondays, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Room: |
SRH 3.103 |
| Waitlist Information: | For LBJ Students: UT Waitlist Information
For Non LBJ Students: LBJ School Waitlist Instructions |
This course fulfills requirements for the following specialization(s):
- International Trade and Finance
- International Affairs
- Urban and State Affairs
Description: Both the U.S. and global economies are dependent on an efficient and reliable transportation system. Highways, ports, railways, airports, public transit, warehouses, distribution centers, and other facilities make up a complex system that is facing a number of challenges in terms of deteriorating infrastructure, lack of financing, increasing congestion, weather-related effects (climate change), growing need for national security preparedness, global connectivity, the application of intelligent transportation systems and technology (ITS), environmental stewardship, and the like.
The seminar will examine the nature of these challenges and their proposed prescriptions at the local, state, and federal levels of government in the United States and in different regions of the world (European Union and Latin America). It will also analyze policymaking processes, strategic planning, and relevant legislation. The course will feature class presentations by practitioners and policymakers on many of topics covered.
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