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Managing Urban Transport: Broader Challenges
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This lecture explores the challenges and opportunities in managing urban transportation systems, focusing on urban sprawl, mobility needs, environmental challenges like climate change, and the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The session discusses the impact of mobility on urban sprawl, the need for integrated transport and housing planning, and the importance of public transport over private cars. It also addresses environmental challenges by promoting cleaner technologies and soft mobility options. Furthermore, it highlights how ICTs can help in discouraging car usage and making public transport more attractive through mobility pricing and innovative services.
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Urban Infrastructure Management
Learn the principles of managing urban infrastructure systems; complex socio-technical systems that provide basic services (energy, water, transport, etc.) to more than 50% of the world’s population.
Urban Infrastructure Management
Learn the principles of managing urban infrastructure systems; complex socio-technical systems that provide basic services (energy, water, transport, etc.) to more than 50% of the world’s population.
Urban Infrastructure Management
Learn the principles of managing urban infrastructure systems; complex socio-technical systems that provide basic services (energy, water, transport, etc.) to more than 50% of the world’s population.
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