TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Academic Year 2021/2022 - 1° Year
Teaching Staff: Matteo IGNACCOLO and Michela LE PIRA
Credit Value: 9
Scientific field: ICAR/05 - Transportation
Taught classes: 39 hours
Exercise: 52 hours
Term / Semester:

Learning Objectives

Knowledge of the interaction between transport supply and demand. Skills in planning and feasibility studies of interventions in the transport sector (with particular regard to the energy-environmental aspects).


Course Structure

The course includes:

- frontal lessons

- guided exercise(s)

- guided tours

The acquisition of skills will be verified by means of an oral test which will cover both the theoretical topics and the assigned exercises.


Detailed Course Content

  • DEFINITIONS
  • ELEMENTS OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
  • THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PARADIGM
  • ARCHITECTURE OF THE TRANSPORT PLANNING PROCESS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT / STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (VIA - VAS)
  • AIR, MARITIME AND RAILWAY TRANSPORT
  • LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT (LPT) - INTERACTION BETWEEN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND LAND USE PLANNING
  • FEASIBILITY ANALYSES OF INTERVENTIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR
  • THEMATIC FOCUS
  • ASSIGNMENT

Textbook Information

1. De Luca M., Manuale di pianificazione dei trasporti, Franco Angeli.

2. De Luca M., Tecnica ed economia dei trasporti, CUEN Napoli.

3. Cascetta E., Teoria e metodi dell’ingegneria dei sistemi di trasporto, UTET.

4. Corona G., Festa D., Trasporto Pubblico Locale. Risorse, pianificazione, esercizio, EGAF.

5. Hickman, R., & Banister, D. (2014). Transport, climate change and the city. Routledge.

6. Marcucci, E., & Gatta, V. (a cura di) (2017). Le politiche per la mobilità urbana sostenibile. Le sfide del futuro. Editrice Apes

7. Dalla Chiara B., Pede G., Valentini M. P., Coviello N., Deflorio F., Trasporti terrestri ed energia. Tecnologie, metodi ed applicazioni, EGAF.

8. La Greca, P., & Tira, M. (a cura di) (2017). Pianificare per la sostenibilità energetica della città. Maggioli Editore

9. Lecture notes