Sustainable Urban Mobility Project

Recommended Prerequisites

Urban Project.

Teaching Methods

Each class will have a brief presentation of the subject followed by practical work using computer tools - ArcGisPro, Autocad, among others.

Learning Outcomes

Objectives:
The main objective of this course is to provide a method for integrating knowledge from other disciplines (and some new knowledge) into the production of quality urban space, in which the design of urban spaces (detailed plans, urban execution units) considers the planning of sustainable mobility. As it is an essentially practical course using new technologies, it also considers a strategy of theoretical framing of all the subjects involved and a link to a real project situation that will involve studying the site where it is located.
Skills to be developed:
Students should be able to integrate multidisciplinary teams in the development of construction projects or the rehabilitation of urban space.
They are also expected to develop the ability to use a diverse set of available tools in the realization of a sustainable urban project.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

• Historical models and their impact on current and future models of cities and their mobility conditions;
• Best practices in urban models and projects for sustainable mobility;
• Intervention objectives for an urban space to be built and/or rehabilitated;
• Diagnosis of the existing situation;
• Integration between policy and strategic development instruments for urban planning and mobility planning;
• Uses and activities and their impact on trip generation and parking sizing,
• Final programming of the intervention area. Integration of road infrastructures (traffic and parking) and integration of other transport networks (public and active) in relation to the built environment;
• Qualification of the public space: characteristics and nature of the public space and green spaces. Sidewalks, street furniture and signage;
• Impact analysis.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 40.0%
Synthesis work: 60.0%

Bibliography

Ergen, Mustafa (Ed.) (2016) Sustainable Urbanization
Bullivant, L (2012) Master Planning Futures
American Planning Association (2006) Planning and Urban Design Standards. Ed. Frederick R. Steiner and Kent Butler
L Schiller, Preston, Kenworthy, Jeffrey R (2018) An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning and Implementation
Knoflacher, Herman and Ocalir-Akunal, Ebru V (2017) Engineering Tools and Solutions for Sustainable Transportation Planning
United Nations (2013) Planning and design for sustainable urban mobility - global report on human settlements
Black, William R (2010) Sustainable Transportation – Problems and Solutions
van Nunen, J; Huijbregts, P; Rietveld, P (2010) Transitions Towards Sustainable Mobility. New Solutions and Approaches for Sustainable Transport Systems
CCDRN (2008) Manual de Planeamento das Acessibilidades e da Gestão Viária
IMT, Mobilidade e Transportes. Documentos de Referência e Coleção de Brochuras Técnicas