The Department of Geography at the Faculty of Arts is proud to host Professor Moshe Givoni, Transport Research Unit (TRU), Department of Geography and Human Environment, Tel-Aviv University.

Moshe Givoni is head of the Transport Research Unit (TRU) and an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography and Human Environment, Tel-Aviv University. He is also an Honorary Research Associate at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford where he was a Senior Researcher before joining Tel-Aviv University. He gained his Ph.D. from University College London, and his M.B.A. and before that B.A. in Economics and Geography from Tel-Aviv University. He previously held two Marie Curie Fellowships, including post-doctoral fellowship at the Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research interests all fall under the umbrella of "Moving towards Low Carbon Mobility" and focus on Public Transport, Conceptualization of Travel Time, Adaptive Planning of Transport Infrastructure and more. Moshe serves as an Associate-Editor for Transport Reviews journal. He is currently on Sabbatical leave at Aalto University, Finland.

 

Prof. Givoni will be delivering a public lecture on Thursday 23 November 2017 17:30 in ELT (Engineering Lecture Theatre) entitled 'Advancing sustainable transport in the age of rapid technological changes: challenges and opportunities for policy and research'.

Abstract

The many technological developments in the transportation sector are likely to fundamentally change the transport system. There is growing interest in the field of transportation from outside players, which is the result of recognising the role of transport in current environmental problems and, even more, the many business opportunities brought by technological changes in the field.

This combination often gets the title 'smart mobility', although no one set criteria to determine what is 'smart' and if smart is also sustainable. Into the same trend, Transport Policy and Transport Research are attracted one after the other, and it is unclear whom or what leads the way. This emerging reality has numerous shortcomings, the main one is the risk of directing transport policy and research efforts into avenues that will further lock us into motorised, private-vehicle transport system that is more damaging than contributing to the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of society. After illustrating and reflecting on the above situation, this lecture will offer a number of research directions in the field of transport and mobility that should be prioritised.

He will also be delivering a lecture series on Thinking change and changing thinking in the quest for Sustainable Transport

Case 1 Revisiting the results of the London Congestion Charging scheme: the 1st year
Thursday 23 November
10:00 - 11:00
Room 114, Gateway Building (GW114)

Case 2 Fit for fashion or purpose? Choosing the right Public Transport solution
Thursday 23 November
11:00 - 12:00
Room 114, Gateway Building (GW114)

Case 3 Rethinking transport infrastructure planning to extend its value over time
Friday 24 November
10:00 - 11:00
Room 154, Gateway Building (GW154)

More information about this series of lectures is available on the Department of Geography website.

Attendance is free. Registration is necessary and can be done by sending an email with name, organisation and contact details to candida.gerada@um.edu.mt