Learning objectives
The course provides the methodological, theoretical, cognitive instruments qualified for evaluations of interventions on the mobility system in the urban and environmental transport planning process.<br />The general concepts of demand-supply of transportation and the relative interactions evaluated with quantitative methods, are applied to people mobility demand and vehicular traffic forecasting system.<br />Transportation planning models are developed and applied to strategic and operative planning actual cases.<br />Arguments are developed by means phenomena analysis, models definition and case-study examination.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Urbanistic and transportation planning<br />National and Emilia Romagna regional district area rules: reading and talking over laws and regulations<br />Urbanistic planning instruments<br />The region and province district areas urbanistic planning<br />Municipal planning: PSC, POC, RUE<br />Transportation planning instruments<br />From National Transportation Master Plan to Urban Traffic Plan<br /><br />Planning process methodology<br />Transportation system planning<br />Defining the trasportation system: process and levels of planning<br />Transportation networks<br />Transportation supply modelling. Definition of graph. Zoning<br />Cost and performance functions<br />Transportation demand<br />Definition and features of transportation demand<br />Models of transportation demand: utility models. Structure of transportation forecasting models. Models of issue, distribution, selection, assignment. Estimation of demand by using models<br />Demand/supply interaction<br />Equilibrium of flows. Equilibrium of system <br />Calculating transportation network flows<br />Algorithms for the deterministic assignment model<br />Estimation of transportation demand<br />Transportation demand survey. Direct estimation of demand<br />Calibrating and checking the model<br />Using traffic flows for demand estimation. Estimation of O/D actual matrix of traffic flow<br />Valutation of transportation plan<br /><br />Articulation of planning process<br />Strategic planning<br />Tactical planning<br />Phases and activities of strategic planning<br />Using trasportation forecasting models for strategic planning activities<br /><br />Contents and methods of strategic planning<br />National transportation master plan<br />Regional transportation master plan<br />Local transportation plan<br />Operational town-planning tools<br />The feasibility study of a plan<br /><br />The sustaineable mobility<br />The mobility management. Area district plan and companies home-work mobility plans<br />Innovating transportation systems<br />On call public transportation<br />Road & area pricing<br />Computers for transport and safety
Full programme
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Bibliography
P. Ferrari, Fondamenti di pianificazione dei trasporti, Pitagora editrice, 2001; E. Cascetta, Metodi quantitativi per la pianificazione dei sistemi di trasporto, CEDAM, 1990.
Teaching methods
Oral examination on lessons and exercitations arguments. Treatment of exercises and applications on theoretical arguments. Case-studies examination of lessons arguments.
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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