High-tech companies and venture capitalists have been striving to break into the transport and mobility market. Between 2016 and 2018, venture capital investment in urban technology surpassed that of many other areas, including pharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence. Almost 70% of this investment was in mobility. The battle to be the Amazon (or Netflix) of transport by … Continue reading
How does travel-time affect where people choose to live and work? In the first half of this seminar, Stuart will present the results of his ongoing research into the relationship between location choice and travel-time in Australian cities. The intuition underlying Stuart’s research is that commuting data reveals information on people’s preferences for home and work … Continue reading
This forum, the 4th in a series, brought together a group of selected transport experts from academia and industry to share their experience and knowledge in transportation governance and new transportation technologies. This year, the theme of the forum was Green, Intelligent and Shared Transport in New Era: Innovation and Governance. The forum took place … Continue reading
The Q&A session was part of a graduate-level course on international development policy and planning, taught by A/Prof Kris Wernstedt. Dr Pojani shared her experience and familiarity with transport in the the Global South. Listen to the interview podcast [1h]. Continue reading
It is our pleasure to announce that this Friday 19 October at 1pm, in room N202 of the Hawken building (50), Mike Cochran will be giving a seminar on “Biofuels and Australian Biofuel Development”. The seminar will touch on several topics of interest to a broad audience: About biofuels – process, feedstocks World biofuel scene … Continue reading
Politics in the Pub on the 28th August is fast approaching! Please feel free to share the poster below with your networks. Here’s a link to the Facebook event page, if you’d like to engage with the online discussion prior to the event. A Live recording of the event is available on Facebook – please … Continue reading
Policy design for sustainable urban transport in the Global South. Authors: Dr Dorina Pojani (UQ) A/Prof Dominic Stead (TU Delft) Many urban areas, both in the Global North and South, are becoming increasingly automobile-dominated and less sustainable. The need to take action is well recognized but all too often governance arrangements and the symbolism attached … Continue reading