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What's modelling got to do with planning?

Practice and research seminar on (urban-transport) planning and modelling - Volume 2
Aalto University

Aim: The aim of the seminar is to enable learning about various experiences in Finland and abroad, and enable discussion on possibilities and limits of modelling as tools for assessment and organizational learning, in relation to planning and policymaking as a process. The seminar is intended for a diverse set of professionals in the field, from civil servants, to consultants and academia. 

The seminar is organized by the Spatial Planning and Transportation Engineering group at Aalto University and Helsinki Region Transport.

Tentative Agenda:

  • 13:00-13:05 - Opening words (Johanna WallinHelsinki Region Transport
  • 13:05-13:20 - Activity-based transport modelling (Serio Agriesti, Aalto University)
  • 13:20-13:40 - The inertias, the needs and the challenges - Updating the regional model for 2023 (Petr Hajduk, Helsinki Region Transport)
  • 13:40-14:00 - The added value of activity-based models through unique use-cases (Martijn Hollestelle, Ramboll)
  • 14:00-14:20 - Experiences from the Urban fabrics model (Maija Tiitu, Finnish Environment Institute)
  • 14:20-14:45 - Coffee and discussion break
  • 14:45-15:30 - Will we ever reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)? Integrated land use/transport modelling to analyse policy impacts (Rolf Moeckel, TU Munich, Germany)
  • 15:30-16:15 - Lessons on systems thinking and modelling in practice (Martijn Legêne, Goudappel, the Netherlands)
  • 16:15-16:20 - Closing words (Miloš Mladenović, Aalto University)
  • 16:20 - Reception
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