Barth, Emanuel

Research Foci

• Public Passenger Transport
• Cross-Border Public Transport
• Transport Geography

PhD Project

• Local Public Transport in Cross-Border Agglomerations

Projects

• Urban Development of the Klybeckquai and the Westquai Island in the Rhine Port of Basel - Optimisation of the Public Transport Service Coverage and the Port Railway Infrastructures (2011-2012)
• Tramway Network 2020 for the conurbation of Basel - project support for the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft (2010-2011)
• "Herzstück" Infrastructure Project of the Regio-S-Bahn Basel, scientific assessment (2010)
• SBB Impact Model (Project Lead: HSG) (2010)
• "Porteur Hyperdense" Passenger Flow Study (2009)
• Appraisal of Infrastructure Measures on the Gotthard AlpTransit Access Routes North and South (2009)
• The Future of the Railway Station of Bern (ZBB), scientific assessment (2009)
• The Potential of Rope-Propelled Transport Systems in Urban Areas (2008-2009)

Teaching

Spring Semester 2012

• Bachelor Theses "A Tramway Line for St. Gallen - Planning and Projecting of a Rail-Borne Local Public Transport Line in an Urban Area" (S. Pozek, S. Wynistorf; Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)
• MSc Project "An Aerial Cable Car for the North of Berne - System Dimensioning and Transport Concept" (L. Meier; Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)

Autumn Semester 2011

• Lecture with exercises "System and Network Planning" (Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)
• Master thesis "Specific Customer Needs in Cross-Border Local Public Transport" (T. Hohl; Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)

Spring Semester 2011

• Bachelor Theses "Feasibility Study for a Road-Independent Public Transport from Zug to Oberägeri" (Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)
• Master Thesis "System Optimisation of the Projected "High Speed 2" Line in Great Britain" (O. Schorer, Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)

Autumn Semester 2010

• Lecture with exercises "System and Network Planning" (Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)
• Master thesis "Objectivication of Distance Supplements in the Tariff System of Swiss Public Transport" (U. Birchmeier, Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)

Spring Semester 2010

• Bachelor Theses "Offer and Infrastructure Development of the S-Bahn Line Zürich-Meilen-Rapperswil" (Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)

Autumn Semester 2009

• Interdisciplinary Project of MSc Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems (Prof. P. Spacek)
• Lecture with exercises "System and Network Planning" (Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)
• MSc Project: Application Fields of Cable Cars in Urban Areas (A. Gremaud; Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)

Spring Semester 2009

• Bachelor Theses "Establishment of a Tramway Connection to Science City" (Prof. Dr. U. Weidmann)

Education

Since 2008

PhD student at the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems, ETH Zurich

2006–2007

MSc (Distiction) in Transport and Planning, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University

2003–2006

BSc in Geosciences (Major in Geography), University of Basel

2002

Matura (Major in Ancient Greek and Latin), Gymnasium am Münsterplatz, Basel

Professional Career

Since 2008

ETH Zurich: Research assistant at the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems

2008

Rapp Trans AG Basel: Placement on Transport Planning and Intelligent Transport Systems (5 months)

2006

Department of Building of the City of Basel: Placement at the Office for Engineering and Planning (4 months)

2003-2004

Institute of Geography at the University of Basel: Scientific placements (2 months)