The application of information revolution in mobility, from autonomous to on-demand travel and delivery solutions, disrupts urban mobility and erodes governance policies. These new applications, for example micro-mobility and ride hailing, generate rich data that can be harnessed by governments to inform a transition from an inefficient, segmented, and polluting transport systems - to smart and sustainable systems. The transaction of data between private and public actors while still nascent, is expected to grow exponentially with the development of governing policies and institutions. This course examines the utilization of and attitudes towards new mobility and its incorporation in urban transportation policy thereby increasing urban sustainability and resilience.
Students of this elective will learn how skills, methods and tools gained through core courses can be applied in urban policy environments. After introducing sustainability, policy, technology transition and knowledge to action theories, this course will cover a broad array of smart urban mobility solutions that – co-shaped by public-private partnerships – can enhance sustainability. The course includes guest speakers from leading companies, public and non-profit organizations, who will join virtually towards the end of the lesson for a discussion. In this way, the course exposes students to in-practice experimentation and allows for timely discussions of state-of-the-art topics in smart and sustainable urban transitions.
Students will be assessed on the basis of attendance (20%), group research work in presentation format (40%), and final group work presentation and Q&A (40%) - see appendix for final work guidelines.
Students of this elective will learn how skills, methods and tools gained through core courses can be applied in urban policy environments. After introducing sustainability, policy, technology transition and knowledge to action theories, this course will cover a broad array of smart urban mobility solutions that – co-shaped by public-private partnerships – can enhance sustainability. The course includes guest speakers from leading companies, public and non-profit organizations, who will join virtually towards the end of the lesson for a discussion. In this way, the course exposes students to in-practice experimentation and allows for timely discussions of state-of-the-art topics in smart and sustainable urban transitions.
Students will be assessed on the basis of attendance (20%), group research work in presentation format (40%), and final group work presentation and Q&A (40%) - see appendix for final work guidelines.
- Teacher: מאיה קידר-בן-דרור