Unit Number and Title

Qualification

Unit 46: Transport system and Environment Issues

Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business

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Assignment Title

Amritesh Pratap Singh

Understanding Transport System and Environment

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Purpose of this Assignment

This assignment aims to help learners to understand the environmental impact of transport systems and to examine alternatives
which are less damaging to the environment.

Scenario
The issue of transportation and the environment is paradoxical in nature since transportation conveys substantial socioeconomic
benefits, but at the same time transportation is impacting environmental systems. From one side, transportation activities support
increasing mobility demands for passengers and freight, while on the other, transport activities are associated with growing levels of
environmental externalities.
These impacts fall within three categories:
Direct impacts. The immediate consequence of transport activities on the environment where the cause and effect
relationship is generally clear and well understood.
Indirect impacts. The secondary (or tertiary) effects of transport activities on environmental systems. They are often of higher
consequence than direct impacts, but the involved relationships are often misunderstood and difficult to establish.
Cumulative impacts. The additive, multiplicative or synergetic consequences of transport activities. They take into account of
the varied effects of direct and indirect impacts on an ecosystem, which are often unpredicted.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNPwr7Ggjzo
News Article:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130617-moving-around-in-the-megacity
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/02/08/10-best-cities-for-public-transportation

Task 1 (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, M1, M2, M3, D1, D2)
P1
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Examine national and local government policies on transport and the environment. Also consider following range of issues keeping
in various local and national government policies:
Checks for pollution
Speed restrictions
Road pricing
Park and ride
Public awareness
Vehicle registrations
Subsidies on public transport
Public/private partnerships
Restrictions on road building
M1
In your report also Explain the role of pressure groups in the formulation of government policies on transport and the environment.
Your work should discuss some instances and case studies.
D1
Go through the video available in the scenario and evaluate the effectiveness of government policies on transport and the
environment, recommending and justifying any improvements while quoting some real time examples.
P2
Outline the current transport systems present in the country, keeping in mind the following:
Public and Private transport systems
Overground and underground systems
Transport over water and in the air
Other systems
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Note: your work should include some pictures or network of public transportation system in the country.

P3
Following the above report describe how transport system may impact the environment. Kindly consider following issues in your
report:
Air pollution
Noise pollution
Visual intrusion
Global warming
Depletion of world resources
Overcrowding
Effect on physical and mental health
Note: your work should include some real time instances concerning above mentioned issues.
M2
Your report must Analyse the impact of transport systems on the environmental. Your work should include long and short-term
impact as well as the local, national and global effects of these issues.
P4
In the continuation of the above report explain alternative methods of transport. Your work should include systems widely used
today as well as those being developed. Following methods should be discussed other than newly discovered methods:
Cleaner fuels
Alternative fuels
o LPG
o Fuel from cooking oil
o Rape seed oil
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o Sugar
P5
Examine current initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of transport. Your work should include both local and national
initiative like:
Car sharing
Home working
Video conferencing
Mail order
Internet ordering on transport use
Other schemes such as cycle to work
Note: kindly mention some examples concerning initiatives mentioned above that how in real time these initiatives are making an
impact.
M3
Report should explain the effectiveness of current initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of transport. This should include
initiatives at individual, organizational, local and national level.
D2
Go through the news articles mentioned in the scenario and evaluate the effectiveness of alternative systems of transport, and other
initiatives, to reduce environmental impact of transport.

Evidence Checklist
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