Teaching activity 4
Title Urban freight transport
Prof. in charge Ass. Prof. Dr. Goran Petrović, Predrag Milić

Typology

 Lecture
Description The main objective of this lecture is to introduce the research trends of freight transport in urban areas of the European Union (EU). This lecture will focus on EU commission studies and projects with several examples of a solution of this problem in EU cities.
Professor's presentation to the student will be realized on following sub-topics: 
1. Introduction to EU policy in the field of urban freight mobility.
2. Innovative and sustainable solutions for Urban Freight Transport.
3. Distribution of goods in terms of sustainable of freight transport in urban areas.
4. Analysis of freight transport solutions in certain cities of Europe.
The lecture is based on the following EU publications:
- Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport,  European Commission: Study on Urban Freight Transport, 210041R4, 2012
- C-LIEGE Clean Last mile transport and logistics management for smart and Efficient local Governments in Europe, European Commission Project for Energy Intelligent Energy Europe, IEE/10/154/SI2.589407.
- SMARTSET – Sustainable MARketdriven Terminal Solutions for Efficient freight Transport, European Commission Project for Energy Intelligent Energy Europe, IEE/12/714/SI2.644747.
Impact The main aim of these lectures for students is to obtain knowledge in the field of freight transport in urban areas. Comparing the situation of freight transport in some cities of EU, in which this problem is analysed, the students can analyse problems in this area in our cities.
Teaching hours 5