INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORT STUDIES (ITS)
The following text(s) provide a good background to the subject matter that you will come across in your first semester modules and you may benefit from examining these over the summer period. You may also find it useful to take a look at the Transport Advice Portal which covers a wide range of topics and links to download documents free of charge.
Ortuzar, J.D., and Willumsen, L.G. (2001). Modelling Transport. 3rd Edition. Chichester, John Wiley (also available on
Kindle) This book is a classic reference book for transport modelling, also including basics on mathematical prerequisites and data analysis.
Wright, P.H. & Dixon, K.K. (2004). Highway Engineering, 7 th edition, Wiley. ISBN 0471452580
Taylor, M., Bonsall, P., and Young, W. (2000) Understanding traffic systems : data, analysis and presentation, 2 nd edition.
Aldershot: Ashgate.
Slinn, M., Matthews, P., and Guest, P. (2005) Traffic Engineering Design: Principles and Practice, 2 nd edition. Oxford:
Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
Author Mannering, F., Washburn, S., Kilareski, W. (2009) Principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis, 4 th edition. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley.
Walsh, I. (2011) ICE manual of highway design and management. Institution of Civil Engineers, April 2011. Hardbound
ISBN: 978-0-7277-4111-0, Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7277-4167-7, DOI: 10.1680/mohd.41110
Ortuzar, J.D., and Willumsen, L.G. (2001). Modelling Transport. 3rd Edition. Chichester, John Wiley
Headicar, P. (2009) Transport Policy and Planning in Great Britain (Natural and Built Environment Series). The Natural and
Built Environment Series. OR
Docherty, I., Shaw, J. (2008) Traffic Jam: Ten Years of Sustainable Transport in the UK. Policy Press
These two books provide a good overview of transport policy and planning in the British context for students with an interest in UK transport policy.
IHT/DoT. (1997). Transport in the Urban Environment, London: HMSO, London. ISBN 0902933213 (This book is worth consulting and is available online through the library once you have registered).
Slinn, M., Matthews, P. and Guest, P. (2005). Traffic Engineering Design: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, London:
Elsevier Butterworth – Heinemann Ltd, ISBN 0750658657
Walsh, I. (2011) ICE manual of highway design and management. Institution of Civil Engineers, April 2011. Hardbound ISBN:
978-0-7277-4111-0, Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7277-4167-7, DOI: 10.1680/mohd.41110
Wright, P.H. & Dixon K.K, (2004). Highway Engineering, 7th Edition. Wiley. ISBN 0471452580
Mannering, F.L.; Kilareski, W.P. and Washburn S.S. (2005). Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic analysis, 3 rd Edition,
Wiley. ISBN 0471661562
Highways
For students wishing to keep an eye on the current debates in UK transport policy Landor produces a fortnightly publication Local Transport Today which contains summaries of issues and some more extended articles. Subscription

starts at £60, and you can subscribe through their website. Other good sources of information with a more engineering focus include New Civil Engineer (- affiliated to the Institution of Civil Engineers www.ice.org.uk
) and Transportation
Professional - affiliated to the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
Ortuzar, J.D., and Willumsen, L.G. (2001). Modelling Transport, 3 rd edition, Wiley.
(Useful for TRAN5020M Principles of Transport Modelling , as well as TRAN5031M Transport Data Collection and Analysis .)
Walsh, I. (2011) ICE manual of highway design and management. Institution of Civil Engineers, April 2011. Hardbound ISBN:
978-0-7277-4111-0, Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7277-4167-7, DOI: 10.1680/mohd.41110
(Useful for the MSc (Eng) Transport Planning and Engineering programme, as well as TRAN5020M Principles of Transport
Modelling , TRAN5031M Transport Data Collection and Analysis , TRAN5043M Transport Planning and Policy , and
TRAN5072M Principles of Transport Engineering .)
Button, K.J. (2010) Transport Economics, 3 rd edition, London: Edward Elgar.
(Useful for the MA Transport Economics programme , as well as TRAN5043M Transport Planning and Policy
Fundamental Skills: Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Academic Writing
For several of your courses you will need an understanding of quantitative methods and mathematical foundations.
Hence, it is highly advisable to brush up on these skills! The following material can be helpful. These sources are also useful if English isn’t your first language and you would like to learn the English terms.
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Maths: http://library.leeds.ac.uk/skills-improve-your-maths o Basic skills that are required are numeracy, algebra and calculus
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Statistics: http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/elementary-concepts-in-dtatistics/#What%20are%20variables o Basics are introduction to data, variables, scales and descriptive statistics;
In addition, you will be required to review and analyse literature and write several essays as coursework assignments.
Although there will be specific requirements, the following link provides useful advice and general guidelines on how to write an academic piece of work.
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Academic Writing: http://library.leeds.ac.uk/skills-writing