Giuliano Mingardo PhD

Rotterdam Maritime City

Senior researcher Urban and Transport Economics

Giuliano Mingardo
Email address
mingardo@ese.eur.nl
Phone
+31(0)10 408 2427
Room
Woudestein, T-Building, Room T19-29
Space
Mandeville Building

Biography

Giuliano Mingardo PhD is a senior researcher specialised in parking policy and urban mobility.  

The focus of Giuliano’s research is in understanding how people move in and around urban areas and how policy, spatial planning and the quality of the living environment can influence the mobility behavior of people. 

Giuliano regularly advises (local) governments and companies on these issues. 

Main research areas  

  • Urban Mobility  
  • Behavioral science applied to urban mobility 
  • Parking policy and management 
  • Shared mobility services and mobility hubs 
  • Interaction between land use and mobility 
  • Urban Logistics 
  • Energy and Mobility Transitions 

Education

Giuliano teaches and supervises students at bachelor and master level. He is a lecturer in the following courses: 

  • Introduction to Urban and Transport Economics (ESE) 
  • Behavioral Transport Economics (ESE) 
  • Urban Transitions (MCD) 
  • Research and Design Methods (MCD) 

In addition, he regularly gives (guest) lectures in other courses both for academic and professional audiences.

Academic career

Giuliano has gained academic qualifications from Ca' Foscari University of Venice (MSc. in Economics), Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master’s degree in Urban Management) and Delft University of Technology (PhD in parking policy).  

 

Flagship Projects

A selection of recent projects by Giuliano Mingardo

  • The city as a walk-in closet - how urban trends influence personal use of space

    This project focuses on an underexposed aspect of human activities in the city: stuff. Through literature research, interviews with experts and scenario analysis, the study explores possible developments and their consequences for the government and the market.


    Status: Active project

    Duration: 2023-2024

    Project partners: Erasmus Trust Fund and ALLSAFE

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    DISCO - sustainable urban logistics

    European project on implementation of zero-emission urban logistics, based on the Physical Internet concept. Erasmus UPT specifically focuses on the use of underused terminals at the city's periphery for sustainable last-mile logistics (DISCO-BAY).


    Duration: 2023-2025

    Project partners: Horizon Europe, CERTH, FIT, Ghent, Copenhagen, Thessaloniki, BUAS and others.

  • Electric Car
    Zero Carbon Infrastructure project

    ZCI will strengthen the role of 8 Public Authorities to accelerate the provision of zero carbon infrastructure by increasing their capacity and working with private and public stakeholders, and provide capacity-building support for others.


    Status: Active

    Duration: 2023 -2028

    Project Partners: Interreg Europe and 8 partners from various EU memberstates

An overview of recent publications by Giuliano Mingardo.

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