CODE 84196 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 ECONOMIA DELLE AZIENDE MARITTIME, LOGISTICA E TRASP. 8698 (L-18) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/06 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Course description Urban Logistics. The course aims to enable students to analyze issues to understand the origins of urban transport failure, possible strategies and 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 Knowledge and Understanding. Students should have knowledge and effective ability to understand phenomena related to urban logistics. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding. Students should be able to apply knowledge to understand urban context and its economic functioning. Autonomy. Students must develop autonomous evaluation skills and critical sense in relation to urban mobility (people and urban freight logistics). Learning skills. Students must develop adequate learning skills to independently explore the subjects of the discipline. PREREQUISITES Transportation Economics is recommended TEACHING METHODS Lessons and discussions about urban logistics. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Part I: urban economics Part II: urban transport, sustainable urban mobility Part III: failures of urban mobility Part IV: local public transport Part V: innovative urban mobility models Part VI: urban freight logistics Part VII: urban mobility policies Part IX: self-driving vehicles RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY It will be indicated on aulaweb and/or Teams TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD CLAUDIA BURLANDO Ricevimento: Wednesday 12 a.m. LESSONS LESSONS START 2° Sem. (February). Class schedule URBAN MOBILITY ECONOMICS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written exam ASSESSMENT METHODS Written exam, which can be repeated three per academic year, according to current rules. FURTHER INFORMATION For further info: claudia.burlando@unige.it Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable cities and communities
