The Doctoral Research Course in Infrastructure and Transportation aims to train a highly qualified and multidisciplinary professional and scientific figure. The main areas of activity of the course include the demand for mobility of goods and people, the construction and operation of infrastructure and transportation systems, as well as the acquisition and management of territorial information. The course takes an integrated approach and places particular emphasis on environmental sustainability, especially in urban areas, and the impacts resulting from human interaction with the territory.
The course is divided into two distinct curricula:
1. INFRASTRUCTURES, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND GEOMATICS Curriculum:
The "Infrastructure, Transport Systems, and Geomatics" curriculum focuses on the acquisition, development, and implementation of innovative methodologies and technical skills related to the design, construction, and management of infrastructure and complex transportation systems. It also deals with the acquisition, management, and dissemination of territorial information necessary for studying the interactions between such infrastructure and the environment. In particular, the curriculum focuses on large-scale infrastructure for the construction and management of road, rail, port, and airport networks, with a careful approach to anthropic, environmental, and territorial balance, as well as the sustainable use of natural resources and understanding economic and financial conditions. The curriculum aims to address issues related to the efficiency, functionality, and safety of infrastructure and transportation systems, as well as their environmental impacts.
2. TRANSPORT AND LAND-USE PLANNING Curriculum:
The "Transport and Land-Use Planning" curriculum focuses on the increasingly significant role that transportation has assumed in modern societies, with important repercussions on land use and planning, urban development, industrial and commercial activities, the environment, and energy use. The curriculum aims to address problems related to traffic congestion, urban mobility, land consumption, and landscape degradation. The objective is to train researchers capable of shaping coherent interventions in the transportation system, evaluating the effects and impacts of such changes, understanding the interactions between transportation networks and territory to ensure environmental sustainability and economic and social development. The curriculum focuses on transportation planning, integrating analysis, simulation, and evaluation tools of networks and their effects on the territory, with activities involving listening, participation, and deliberation of actors and stakeholders involved. |