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TiTuSS-Transport Infrastructure & Urban Spatial Structure: Economic, Social & Environmental Effects |
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Team
Patrícia Melo (PI)
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João de Abreu e Silva (Co-PI)
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Mauricio Silva de Carvalho
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Nuno Afonso
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About
TiTuSS studies the relationship between transport and urban spatial structure and how it can be better managed to enhance regional and national productivity together with more sustainable and inclusive economic development.
TiTuss addresses the following research questions:
TiTuSS is funded by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia and has a duration of four years (2018/2022).
TiTuss addresses the following research questions:
- To what extent has the expansion of the motorway network over the last 30-50 years altered patterns of urban spatial structure?
- To what extent have the improvements to the motorway network contributed to the suburbanisation and dispersion of economic activity, and territorial cohesion?
- How have the improvements to the motorway network affected firm's location and relocation patterns within the country?
- How has the disinvestment in the railway network affected firm's location and relocation patterns within the country?
- How large are the productivity benefits from urban agglomeration economies induced through transport improvements and how have they changed over time?
TiTuSS is funded by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia and has a duration of four years (2018/2022).
Dissemination and Outreach
- Seminar "Os impactos territoriais das autoestradas em Portugal”, ciclo de conferências “Conversas à Sexta” da redeMOV, 9 dez. 2022, Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa.
- Project Final Seminar: "Transportes, Território, Economia", 21 set. 2022, 14h30 - 18h00, Centro de Informação Urbana de Lisboa (CIUL).
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Invited Lectures & Talks
- Going Big in a Small Country: Motorways, Urban Growth and Sprawl in Portugal, 2nd Porto Workshop on Economic Geography, Regional Development, and Migrations, FEP-UP, Porto, 6 June 2022.
- Some of the main results of TiTuSS presented on the radio: 90 Seconds of Science/90 Segundos de Ciência, 16 Nov. 2021.
- Transportation and the spatial economy: old questions, new(er) methods, Keynote Speech, 28th APDR Congress: “Green and Inclusive Transitions in Southern European Regions: What Can We Do Better?”, 16 Sept. 2021, Vila Real.
- Transport investment, economic performance and regional development, 2nd ERSA-REGIO Academic Lecture 2019 at DG REGIO, 20th June 2019, Brussels, Belgium.
Seminars & Conferences
- What drives the allocation of motorways? Evidence from Portugal’s fast-expanding network, 101st Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 9-13 January 2022, Washington, D.C., USA.
- Motorways, urban growth, and suburbanisation: evidence from three decades of motorway construction in Portugal, 28th APDR Congress: “Green and Inclusive Transitions in Southern European Regions: What Can We Do Better?”, 16-17 Sept. 2021, Vila Real. Video here.
- Does road accessibility to cities support rural population growth? evidence for Portugal between 1991 and 2011, 28th APDR Congress: “Green and Inclusive Transitions in Southern European Regions: What Can We Do Better?”, 16-17 Sept. 2021, Vila Real.
- The impact of motorway expansion on urban growth patterns: the case of Portugal between 1991 and 2011, 59th European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Annual Conference, Lyon, France, 27-30 Aug. 2019
- Spatial Disparities in Population Growth Across Rural Areas in Portugal between 1991 and 2011, 59th European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Annual Conference, Lyon, France, 27-30 Aug. 2019
- The impact of motorway expansion on urban growth patterns: the case of Portugal between 1991 and 2011, 26th APDR Congress, July 4-5, 2019, Aveiro, Portugal
- Spatial Disparities in Population Growth Across Rural Areas in Portugal between 1991 and 2011, Regional Studies Association (RSA) Annual Conference, University of Santiago De Compostela, Spain, 4-7 June 2019
- Spatial disparities in rural socio-economic performance in Portugal: 1991-2011, XVI Colóquio Ibérico de Geografia, IGOT-ULisboa, Portugal,5-7 Nov. 2018
- Spatial disparities in socio-economic performance between 1991 and 2011: Evidence for Portugal, 58th European Regional Science Association (ERSA) annual congress, Cork, Ireland, 28-31 Aug. 2018
- Understanding the decline in public transport demand under austerity: Evidence for Lisbon Metropolitan Area, 58th European Regional Science Association (ERSA) annual congress, Cork, Ireland, 28-31 Aug. 2018
Features about project published in national media and blogs
- Autocarro anda mais depressa que o comboio em Portugal e põe “travão” à sustentabilidade, 12 Fev. 2023, Jornal ECO (autor: Diogo Ferreira Nunes)
- Investimento nas auto-estradas ajudou à litoralização e suburbanização do país, 29 Março 2022, Jornal Público (autor: Ruben Martins).
- Radio programme "90 Seconds of Science/90 Segundos de Ciência": overview of project TiTuSS and some of its main results presented, 16 Nov. 2021.
- Factors influencing the demand for metro services in Lisbon, published in the Portuguese Economic Journal (PEJ) Blog dedicated to the Portuguese Economy Research. 8 Nov. 2021.
- What factors explain the allocation of motorways in Portugal?, published in the Portuguese Economic Journal (PEJ) Blog dedicated to the Portuguese Economy Research. 19 Aug. 2021
- Motorways, urban growth, and suburbanization, published in the Portuguese Economic Journal (PEJ) Blog dedicated to the Portuguese Economy Research. 20 May 2021
Articles written for newspapers and national media
- O impacto das autoestradas na organização do território e desenvolvimento sustentável em Portugal, 31 Outubro 2022, Jornal Público (with Bruno Rocha and João de Abreu e Silva).
- Trinta anos de investimento em autoestradas não tornaram o país menos desigual. A ferrovia deve fazer melhor. 13 May 2021, Jornal Público (with Bruno Rocha).
- A reforma tarifária dos transportes públicos em Lisboa vai casar sozinha? 17 Out. 2018, Jornal Público (with P. Goulart and N. Sobreira).
Journal Articles
- Rocha, B.T., Melo, P.C., Afonso, N. and de Abreu e Silva, J. 2023. Motorways, local economic activity and commuting, Regional Studies (forthcoming).
- Rocha, B.T., Melo, P.C., Afonso, N. and de Abreu e Silva, J. 2023. The local impacts of building a large motorway network: urban growth, suburbanisation, and agglomeration, Economics of Transportation (forthcoming).
- Rocha, B.T. 2022. Long-run suburbanization trends in Portugal, Regional Studies, Regional Science, Vol. 9 (1), pp. 513-515.
- Rocha, B.T., Afonso, N., Melo, P.C., and de Abreu e Silva, J. 2022. What drives the allocation of motorways? Evidence from Portugal’s fast-expanding network, Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 102, pp. 103-384.
- Melo, P.C., Rego, C., Anciães, P. R., Guiomar, N. and Muñoz-Rojas, J. 2022. Does road accessibility to cities support rural population growth? Evidence for Portugal between 1991 and 2011, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 62 (2), pp.443-470.
- Melo, P.C., Sobreira, N. and Goulart, P. 2019. Estimating the long-run metro demand elasticities for Lisbon: A time-varying approach. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 126, pp. 360-376
Working Papers
- Rocha, B.T., Melo, P.C., Afonso, N. and de Abreu e Silva, J. 2021. Motorways, urban growth, and suburbanisation: evidence from three decades of motorway construction in Portugal, Working Paper 0174-2021, REM Working Paper Series, May 2021.
- Melo, P.C., Rego, C., Anciães, P. R., Guiomar, N. and Muñoz-Rojas, J. 2021. Does road accessibility to cities support rural population growth? Evidence for Portugal between 1991-2011, Working Paper 0165- 2021, REM Working Paper Series, March 2021.
- Rocha, B.T., Melo, P.C., Afonso, N. and de Abreu e Silva, J. 2021. What drives the allocation of motorways? Evidence from Portugal’s fast-expanding network, Working Paper 0184-2021, REM Working Paper Series, July 2021.
Book Chapters
- Melo, P.C., (2023) Transportation and Urban Spatial Structure, In: João de Abreu e Silva, Kristina Currans, Robert Schneider and Veronique Van Acker (eds.) Handbook on Transportation and Land Use: Human-Centered Communities in an Age of Rapid Technological Change, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Chapter 4
- Melo, P.C., (2021) Transport infrastructure effects on economic output: the micro-economic approach. In: Vickerman, Roger (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Transportation. vol. 1, pp. 347- 354. UK: Elsevier Ltd
Databases
- Afonso, N., Melo, P.C., Rocha, B.T., de Abreu e Silva, J. (2023), “TiTuSS Transport Database”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/ry5dkty7t7.1.
PhD and MSc theses
- PhD - Mauricio Silva de Carvalho, (in progress), 'Essays on the economic impact of 35 years of road investment in Portugal: Estimating the linkages between transport accessibility, agglomeration externalities and displacement effects', ISEG-Universidade de Lisboa (as main supervisor)
- MSc - Hugo Ferreira (2022) 'Motorways, Sprawl, and the (Un)Sustainable Economy', MSc in Management (MiM), ISEG-Universidade de Lisboa
- MSc - Rafael Pequito (2022) 'The Distributional Effects of Transport Cost and its Impact on Income Inequality: Evidence for Lisbon and Porto Metropolitan Areas', MSc in Economics and Public Policy, ISEG-Universidade de Lisboa
- MSc - Daniel Rodrigues (2021) 'Políticas Públicas e Gestão do Estacionamento: Os casos dos Municípios de Lisboa e Porto', MSc in Economics and Public Policy, ISEG-Universidade de Lisboa
- MSc - Eric Habibo (2020) 'Exploring the drivers of commuting mode choice in Lisbon's metropolitan area', MSc in Economics and Public Policy, ISEG-Universidade de Lisboa
