The analysis of transport infrastructure of the city České Budějovice during an emergency situation with a focus on public transport provider

The subject of this Master's Diploma thesis is an analysis of the transport infrastructure in the city of České Budějovice during an emergency situation with focus on transport providers. The goal of this research is to find out on what level the providers of the city public transportation are prepared to respond to outstanding and extraordinary situations that impact the city's transport infrastructure. The theoretical part of this thesis deals with the definition of basic terms which are related to the issues of chosen topic. The theoretical part then mainly focuses on the individual means of transportation in the Czech Republic and the approach from the perspective of the European Union. Part of the practical section of this thesis is the basic characteristics of the city of České Budějovice and the public transportation provided on its municipality area. The interaction between the individual means of transportation is then described with regard to the integrated transportation system. In the research part, a selection of elements of transportation that needs to be protected due to their importance and essentiality is concluded. Then, there is also a controlled interview with an employee of the Transportation Company of the city of České Budějovice. With the help of a multicriteria analysis, the risks that may endanger the identified elements of interest, e.g. public transportation stops, are identified. Based on all the obtained information and the results of the analysis, preventative measures that might significantly help in case of an actual emergency are provided to the Transportation Company. In addition, the conducted multicriteria analysis of risks can be used as a platform for possible planning processes