Giuliano Mingardo

Senior Researcher Transport Economics

Department of Regional, Port and Transport Economics (RHV)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Woudestein, H-Building, Room H16-09
+31 (0) 10 408 2427
mingardo@remove-this.ese.eur.nl

Biography

Giuliano Mingardo is senior researcher and lecturer at the Department of Regional, Port and Transport Economics (RHV) at Erasmus University Rotterdam and founder of the Mobility Management Academy (www.eur.nl/mma). He has worked in academia since 2000 on several research projects both at national and European level mainly in the fields of urban transport. He is lecturer in transport economics both at Bachelor and Master level.

Giuliano is specialized in parking policy and mobility management and regularly advises local governments and large companies on these issues. He is an acclaimed speaker both at national and international level and organizes master classes for professional audiences as well.

Among others, he is a member of the Advisory Board of the Parking Commission of the Dutch CROW/KpVV and a member of the Scientific and Technical Committee of the European Parking Association (EPA).

Giuliano speaks four languages – Italian, Dutch, English and Spanish – and has gained academic qualifications from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice (MSc. in Economics) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master degree in Urban Management). He is pursuing a PhD in parking policy and management at Delft University of Technology.

Main research interests

Parking Policy:

Park & Ride;
No parking, no business?
The importance of parking for the retail sector;
The development of urban parking policy;
Parking policy on University campus;
Parking in residential areas;
Company parking policy (parkeren op bedrijfsterreinen);
The real estate value of parking;
Quantitative analysis of parking databases;

Mobility Management:

Dissemination of mobility management in local authorities and private companies;
Duurzame mobiliteit in gebiedsontwikkeling;
Mobility Management for new (re)development projects;
Mobility Management in companies;
Electric Bike;
Behavioral change and mobility management;

Recent research projects

Q-Park (2013 on): This long term project is a joint-cooperation between RHV BV, the Erasmus School of Economics and Q-Park. It concerns the analysis of the data about all Q-park parking facilities in the Netherlands in order to get a better insight in parking price elasticity and in the factors influencing the parking production [n. of parking hours sold per space].
INVOLVE (2012-2014): EU-funded project with the objective to improve cooperation between the public and the private sector on the implementation of mobility management. The project comprises 11 Regional Partners from 11 different EU regions;
Athlon Maturity Mobility Index (2012-13): the project aims to analyze the dataset of Athlon car lease [the largest car lease company in the Netherlands] in order to get a better understanding in the mobility behavior and trends related to large companies in the Netherlands.
Residential Parking in The Hague (2012): the aim of the project, financed by the city of The Hague, is to analyze the use of the visitor parking permit by the citizens of the city. More than 3,000,000 parking actions made in the period 2011-12 are analyzed in order to understand how the citizens use their parking permit for their visitors.
Transport and Retail (2011-2012): in cooperation with consultants SOAB Adviseurs Leefomgeving and Stienstra Adviesbureau stedelijk verkeer. This project looks at the relationship between accessibility, in particular parking, and retail attractiveness of urban areas.
PIMMS CAPITAL (2011-12): EU-funded project whose aim is to stimulate modal shift towards more sustainable forms of transport by increasing the implementation of high quality mobility management techniques and policies in European regions.
PIMMS TRANSFER (2008-2011): Partner Initiatives for the development of Mobility Management Services & TRansferring Actions iN Sustainable mobility For European Regions – EU funded project INTERREG IVC
The perception of the urban parking problem (2009 in progress): this project is cooperation between the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and the European Parking Association (EPA). The aim of the project is to understand how different stakeholders involved in the parking sector perceive the urban parking problem
An evaluation of the use of the Electric Bike in Rotterdam (2009-2010): The aim of this research is to get insight into the potential of electric-bikes (E-bikes) as alternative to car use. The study is based on a pilot project conducted in Rotterdam (The Netherlands). The project has been done in cooperation with VCCR (Vervoer Coordinatie Centrum Rijnmond).
The importance of parking for the retail sector in Rotterdam (2008-2009): This research is financed by the city of Rotterdam and presents the findings of a customers’ survey (N = 363) conducted in one of the most important shopping street of Rotterdam (The Netherlands). A number of interesting information are presented that might help the local authority to select the best parking policy for the area.
Transport, Environment and Economy at urban level: the need for decoupling (2007-2008): this project focuses on the need for cities to manage economic growth, environmental challenges and accessibility needs. The research project, financed by the city of Rotterdam, aims to find a more sophisticated approach to urban transport policy. It looks for an approach to enable cities to grow in a balanced way. The study includes five in-depth case studies of the transport policy used by the cities of London (UK), Gothenburg (Sweden), Hamburg (Germany), Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and Curitiba (Brazil).
The effects of P&R use in the region Haaglanden (2008-2009): his project, financed by the region Haaglanden, aims at gaining a deeper understanding of the effects generated by the P&R facilities in the Haaglanden region. Almost 200 face-to-face surveys of P&R users were collected in six P&R facilities in the region

Teaching

Giuliano teaches and supervises students at both undergraduate (Bachelor and Master) and postgraduate level. He holds the following courses at Erasmus University Rotterdam:

Introduction to Transport Economics – Bachelor in Economics
Seminar Advanced Regional and Transport Economics – MSc Urban Port and Transport Economics

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

Publications

Reviewed journal articles:

Mingardo G (2013) Transport and environmental effects of rail-based Park and Ride: evidence from the Netherlands, Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 30, pp 7-16.
Mingardo G and Meerkerk J (2012) Is parking supply related to turnover of shopping areas? The case of the Netherlands, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Vol. 19, pp 195-201.
Carvalho L, Mingardo G and van Haaren J. (2012) Green urban transport policies and cleantech innovations. Evidence from Curitiba, Göteborg and Hamburg, European Planning Studies, Vol. 20, Issue 3, pp. 375-396.
Mingardo, G. (2008) Cities and Innovative urban transport policies, Innovation: management, policy & practice, Vol. 10, Issue 2-3, 2008.

Book review in reviewed journal articles:

Mingardo, G. (2008) Essay on Transport Economics (edited by P. Coto-Millan and V. Inglada), Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 48, Issue 5, December 2008.

Congress papers:

Mingardo G. (2011) The perception of parking, 15th EPA Congress “Parking: the New Deal”, Turin, September 2011.
Mingardo, G. (2008) Cooperation between public and private sector to enhance urban accessibility: the case of London, Goteborg and Rotterdam, Conference Proceedings of the Annual Polis Conference “Public meets private. Towards a common agenda for mobility in cities and regions”, Barcelona, November 2008.
Mingardo G. and van Haaren J (2007) Understanding the relation among transport, environment and economy: a survey of European cities, in Transport, Mobility and Regional Development, in Conference Proceedings of the Regional Studies Association Winter Conference November 2007, Seaford, UK.
Mingardo, G. (2006) ‘Park and Ride Facilities and Decoupling in the Netherlands’, paper presented at the European Conference on Mobility Management (ECOMM 2006), Groningen, May 2006.

Reports:

Mingardo, G. (2009) Gebruikersonderzoek regionale P+R in het Stadsgewest Haaglanden, EURICUR report 2009-2, Rotterdam.
Mingardo, G. (2009) Parkeer en Detailhandel in Rotterdam: een onderzoek naar het belang van parkeren voor het economisch functioneren van de binnenstad van Rotterdam: de case van de Meent, EURICUR report 2009-3, Rotterdam.
Mingardo, G. (2008) Effects of Park & Ride facilities in Rotterdam: a research on the effects of the Rotterdam P&R policy on the economy, accessibility and quality of life of the city, EURICUR report 2008-2, Rotterdam
Mingardo, G., van den Berg, L. and van Haaren, J. (2008) Transport, Environment and Economy at urban level: the need for decoupling – A comparative study of four European cities: Rotterdam, London, Goteborg and Hamburg, EURICUR report 2008-4, Rotterdam.
Van den Berg, L. and Mingardo, G. (2008) Vervoer over water in Rotterdam – Een verkenning van voorwaarden voor een succesvolle ontwikkeling van een OV-water network, in: EBDR (2008), Snel Weg over de Maas – Personenvervoer over water in de Rotterdamse Regio, Rotterdam, 2008

Articles in professional journals: