Prerequisite:

Second-cycle Bologna degree or a university (level VII) degree

Content (Syllabus outline):

• Transport flows and spatial planning
• Transport and regional development
• Daily mobility and travel behaviour
• Characteristics of mobility in Slovenia in comparison with other European countries
• Transport land use
• Social dimension of sustainable modes of transport (walking, cycling, public transport)
• Public transport planning
• Sustainable urban mobility plans
• Measurement of transport accessibility
• Planning transport accessibility to support sustainable regional development: increasing competitiveness, social inclusion and environmental sustainability
• Mobility planning and management
• Mobility as a service.

Readings:

• Batty, P., Palacin, R., Gonzales-Gil, A. 2015: Challenges and opportunities in developing urban modal shift. Travel Behaviour and Society, 2 (2015): 109-123.
• Gabrovec, M., Bole, D.,. Dnevna mobilnost v Sloveniji, (Georitem, 11). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, 2009. 102 pp.
• Gabrovec, M., Tiran, J. Benčina, M., Bole, D.,Goluža, M., Koblar, S.,Pipan, P., Živčič, L. Prevozna revščina v Sloveniji, (Georitem, 33). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, 2025. 146 pp.
• Saelens, B. E., Sallis, J. F., Lawrence, L. D. 2003. Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: Findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 25, 2, 80–91.
• Bissel, D. 2018: Transit Life: How Commuting Is Transforming Our Cities. The MIT Press, Cambridge, London.
• Knowles, R. (ed) 2019: Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Cities. Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham.
• Elena Alyavina, Alexandros Nikitas, Eric Tchouamou Njoya 2020: Mobility as a service and sustainable travel behaviour: A thematic analysis study. Transportation Research Part F 73, 362–381.

Objectives and competences:

The student:

• able to incorporate transport flows and their characteristics into a broader socio-economic and spatial context.
• understands the importance of transport accessibility and mobility for economic development and recognizes the external costs of transport.
• learns about the importance of sustainable modes for the quality of life in cities and is familiar with the basic approaches for modelling accessibility to public transport and analysis of the appropriateness of urban space for walking and cycling.
• learns about the importance of sustainable urban mobility plans and the process of their production.
• gets acquainted with the concept of mobility management and preparation of mobility plans of individual organizations, cities or regions.

Intended learning outcomes:

• Comprehensive understanding of the transport system
• Understanding of the importance of sustainable transport modes
• Capability to integrate transport and spatial strategic planning
• Capability to integrate sustainable transport facilities in regional planning
• Capability to prepare, implement, monitor and evaluate mobility management plans

Learning and teaching methods:

Types of learning/teaching:

• Frontal teaching
• Independent students work
• e-learning

Teaching methods:

• Explanation
• Conversation/discussion/debate
• Work with texts
• Case studies
• Field work (e.g. company visits)

Assessment:

• Long written assignments (50 %)
• Final examination (written/oral) (50 %)

Lecturer’s references:

• GABROVEC, M., RAZPOTNIK VISKOVIĆ N. Dostopnost do javnega potniškega prometa kot pogoj za socialno vključenost dijakov. Geografski vestnik 2018, 90, 2, pp. 109-120.
• ZAJC, Peter, GABROVEC, Matej, PIPAN, Primož, RUPREHT, Aleš. Čezmejna dnevna mobilnost v koroški regiji. In: Demografske spremembe in regionalni razvoj, (Regionalni razvoj, ISSN 1855-5780, 7). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. 2019, pp. 223-235.
• TIRAN, J., HRVATIN, M., GABROVEC, M. Časovna konkurenčnost medkrajevnega javnega potniškega prometa v Sloveniji. Geografski vestnik 2021, 93, 2, pp. 9-26.
• TIRAN, J., RAZPOTNIK VISKOVIĆ, N., GABROVEC, M., KOBLAR, S. Prostorska analiza dostopnosti javnega potniškega prometa v Sloveniji = A spatial analysis of public transport accessibility in Slovenia. Urbani izziv 2022, 33, 1, pp. 39-54, 105-121.
• GABROVEC, M., PIPAN, P., ZAJC, P. Borders as a hidden obstacle to the organization of public transport. In: KREVS, Marko (ed). Hidden geographies. Cham: Springer Nature, 2021. pp 439-452.
• GABROVEC, M., TIRAN, J., BENČINA, M., BOLE, D., GOLUŽA, M., KOBLAR, S., PIPAN, P., ŽIVČIČ, L. Prevozna revščina v Sloveniji. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, 2025. 146 pp