Designing a Mobility System Resilient to the Energy Crises

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  • Collaborators
    Sapienza University of Rome & UNEEDIT
  • Subcategory
    Mobility Resilience
  • Read time
    2 minutes
  • Coordinator
    Gabriele Giustiniani
  • Contact
    gabriele.giustiniani@uneed-it.eu


Background:

Urban and regional mobility systems largely depend on the availability of energy, particularly fossil fuels and electricity. Events such as geopolitical crises, economic shocks, supply chain disruptions, instability of electricity networks, or natural disasters can drastically reduce energy availability within a very short time.


Problem statement:

When this occurs, the consequences for mobility are immediate and far-reaching, including for example: reduced accessibility to work, education, and essential services; difficulties in ensuring the functioning of healthcare and emergency services; increased social inequalities (as more vulnerable groups have fewer mobility options); negative economic impacts due to loss of productivity and disruption of urban activities.

Mobility resilience, intended as the ability to absorb a crisis, adapt, and continue to guarantee minimum levels of accessibility, is therefore a key component of urban sustainability.


The challenge:

The aim of this challenge is to design and further develop a solution, or a coordinated set of measures that can safeguard essential mobility for an urban population in the event of a prolonged energy shortage.

Participants are invited to frame and analyze the problem within the local context, then explore a broad range of possible solutions, and finally select and develop a proposal that is coherent, realistic, and well justified.

Working Structure & Partners

Sapienza University of Rome & UNEEDIT

Paolo Venturini

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

Gabriele Giustiniani

Business Development Director UNEEDIT
www.uneed-it.eu

Giuliano Agati

Research Associate
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

Raffaele Alfonsi

Technical and Managing Director UNEEDIT
www.uneed-it.eu

Alessio Castorrini

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)