Geography of Transports and Mobilities

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical classes will develop a more theoretical and expository component that will be complemented with a more practical part (practical classes), closely related to the application of acquired knowledge, research, carrying out practical activities, exploring some indicators and applied statistical tools. We will adopt a teaching method aimed at discussion, problem solving and practical development of activities, from a perspective centered on the student and his skills.

Learning Outcomes

Discuss the importance of transport and communications in modern societies;

Know the evolution processes and perspectives related to the study of transport, communications and mobility;

Interpret the dynamics of the relationship between time and space;

Learn the main terminologies, characteristics and dynamics of networks;

Analyze the spatial diversity of the transport networks and the factors that condition their evolution;

Understand the complexity of the relationships between transport systems, levels of development, supply / demand and the organization of the territory;

Framing the new “virtual” geography, based on the dynamics of ICT, digital economy and internet, within the scope of the processes of globalization, connectivity and competitiveness in the current world;

Discuss the challenges facing the development of the transport and communications sector, analyzing the consequences on human activities, space, environment and the definition of strategies and policies.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the Geography of Transport and Mobility

2. The development of transport networks

3. Transport and mobility systems

5. Transport and land occupation

6. Spatial logics of maritime transport

8. Air transport: liberalization and massification

9. Land transport: rail, river and road

10. Transport, mobility and sustainability

11. Urban mobility: modernity and dependence on cars

12. Recent and future transformations in urban mobility

Practical component

1. Analysis of transport networks

a. Theory of graphs

b. Accessibility indicators

c. Territorial effects of accessibility levels

2. Location and expertise

a. Application of coefficients and quotients of concentration, dispersion, location to transport

3. Mobility planning

a. The 4-step model

b. Analysis of mobility patterns

b. Analysis of public space for active mobility (street audit instruments).    

Head Lecturer(s)

Jorge Miguel Nunes Padeiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 40.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

Curl, A., & Musselwhite, C. (2018). Geographies of Transport and Ageing: Springer.

Deakin, E. (2020). Transportation, Land Use, and Environmental Planning. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Gordon, D., Sperling, J. (2009). Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Martens, K. (2016). Transport justice: Designing fair transportation systems: Routledge.

Nieuwenhuijsen, M., & Khreis, H. (2019). Integrating human health into urban and transport planning. Cham: Springer.