OVERVIEW

The teaching unit provides an analysis of the main topics of the discipline, with particular attention to the origins of urban malfunctions, improvement strategies, and existing policy lines.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course studies the mobility of people and goods in cities, and more generally in urban areas, and the role this mobility plays in the city itself. The course highlights the contribution of urban logistics to the quality and economic efficiency of city life, both in terms of production (the most significant and economically valuable production processes are situated in urban areas) and consumption (mobility is a major driver for the use of urbanization economies for businesses and individuals).

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning outcomes:

- Knowledge and understanding: The student will be able to describe and interpret phenomena related to urban logistics using the perspectives of territorial and transport economics.
- Applying knowledge and understanding: The student will be able to apply acquired knowledge to analyze real cases of urban mobility and their economic functioning.
- Making judgements: The student will be able to critically evaluate issues of urban mobility for people and goods in different urban contexts.
- Communication skills: The student will be able to use the specific language of the discipline to clearly and appropriately communicate the topics covered.
- Learning skills: The student will be able to independently deepen the topics of the discipline using specialized sources and updated data.

PREREQUISITES

Transportation Economics is recommended

TEACHING METHODS

Students with disabilities, SLD or SEN

Students with disabilities, with SLD or with SEN are reminded that, to request exam accommodations, they must first upload their certification to the University website at servizionline.unige.it<https://servizionline.unige.it/>, in the “Students” section. The documentation will be checked by the University’s Services for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and with SLD.

At the beginning of the course, students are advised to contact the lecturer to agree on exam arrangements which, while respecting the learning objectives of the course, take individual learning needs into account.

To request compensatory tools or dispensatory measures, students with disabilities or SLD must fill in the dedicated Webform available athttps://unige.it/disabilita-dsa, at least 7 working days before the exam.

Students with SEN may instead send their request by e-mail to the lecturer, copying the Department Representative, Prof. Elena Lagomarsino, atinclusione.economia@unige.it<mailto:inclusione.economia@unige.it>, and the Inclusion Office atinclusione.studenti@info.unige.it<mailto:inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it>.

Requests from students will be assessed by the lecturer and may be approved or rejected.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Part I: Urban economics as part of territorial economics

Part II: Data on urban mobility, sustainable urban mobility

Part III: The production process of urban mobility, functioning and malfunctions

Part IV: Local public transport

Part V: Traditional mobility and innovative models

Part VI: Urban freight logistics

Part VII: Policies and tools for urban mobility

Part IX: Urban models and self-driving vehicles

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Specific information on the reference bibliography will be provided by the instructor at the beginning of the lessons. Teaching materials, for both attending and non-attending students, will be indicated on the Aulaweb page of the teaching unit at the beginning of the lessons and will remain valid until the start of the following academic year.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons are held in the second semester. The starting date will be communicated on the Aulaweb page of the teaching unit and in the academic calendar.

Class schedule

URBAN MOBILITY ECONOMICS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written exam, which can be repeated three per academic year, according to current rules.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam is written and aims to verify the student's ability to understand the reciprocal influence mechanisms between urban transport and urban territory, as well as the contribution
of logistics to the quality of urban life. Assessment criteria include: clarity of exposition, correctuse of terminology, critical analysis skills, and application of knowledge. The exam can be
repeated up to 3 times in the sessions scheduled for the academic year, in accordance with the University and Course regulations.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further info: claudia.burlando@unige.it

NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS PROGRAM:

Programma non frequentanti

  *   Musso E. (2024), Trasporti. Economia, storia, imprese, ambiente. Giappichelli editore. Cap. 12: da pag. 436 a pag. 487.
  *   Le performance delle imprese di trasporto pubblico locale. Sesto rapporto Intesa San Paolo-Asstra, 2024.
  *   Dumbaugh E., Marshall W. (2018), Cities and the future of urban transportation: A roadmap for the 21st century. Research in Transportation Business & Management 29 (2018).
  *   ITF (2024), Urban Logistics Hubs: Summary and Conclusions, ITF Roundtable Reports, N. 195, OECD Publishing, Paris.
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