Giuliano Mingardo PhD

Research projects

• U-Mob (2016-ongoing): 

  Project aimed at the creation on a university network to facilitate the exchange and transfer of knowledge about sustainable mobility best practices among European universities.

• RESOLVE (2016-ongoing): 

  Strategic research and implementation project aimed at reducing carbon emissions related to retail activities in cities.

• Economic flows in the DelTri region (2015):

  Cartographic data analysis using GIS, to map and analyze commuting and logistics flows in the DelTri region, in the South-West of the Netherlands. Commissioned by the DelTri regional cooperation organization.

• Marketing plan parking garages (2015):

  Cartographic data analysis using GIS, studying the performance of parking garages in the City of Rotterdam. In collaboration with Spark, and commissioned by the City of Rotterdam.

• De Nieuwe Kuip (2014-2015):

  Project to develop the mobility plan for the new stadium of Feyenoord in Rotterdam. The mobility plan is one of three major plans that are currently developed as part of the planning phase of the new stadium. RHV's tasks include, but are not limited to the design and carrying out of a survey amongst Feyenoord fans to gain insight into current travel patterns and RHV provides in- and output to the mobility plan, based upon its extensive experience within mobility management and transport economics.

• Push & Pull (2014-ongoing):

  EU-funded project involving 15 partners from 12 European countries aiming to improve urban mobility in European cities by means of parking space management combined with mobility management measures.

• EVIDENCE (2014-ongoing):

  EU-funded project with the objective to collect and disseminate proven economic benefits of sustainable transport initiatives. The main aim is to change the policy debate on investment in transport (infrastructure). By stressing the economic value of sustainable transport, especially when compared to more traditional transport approaches, it makes it difficult for decision makers not to take note.

• The behavioural aspect of parking (2014):

  This project is carried out in cooperation with the city of Zwolle, Q-Park and Tabula Rasa. The main research question is to understand when a car driver decides where to park: before his trip to the city, during the trip or just at the end when he is close to his final destination?

• Mobility Management 2.0 (2013-2014):
  This research, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Transport (I&M). aims to understand the motivations of the management of large companies to engage (or not engage) in mobility management measures for their employees.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.