XXVII Conference SIET – “Resilient and sustainable transport and tourism: evidence, strategies and policies”

September 8th-9th, 2025 | University of Bari Aldo Moro, Monopoli

The conference is part of the GRINS research project – Growing Resilient, INclusive and Sustainable – Spoke 7 “Territorial Sustainability” research activities (CUPH93C22000650001).

On the 7th of September a special event within the project “Puglia Mobility Game” (RAISE, PNRR M4C2 SPOKE 1 “Ambienti e servizi urbani accessibili ed inclusivi” CUP H91I24000170005), will be organised on “Gaming to change urban transport behaviour: from cars to bikes and public transport”.

Furthermore, a crash course on Policy Evaluation has been organized and will run from Saturday to Sunday (September 6-7, 2025), further details will circulate soon (guest lecturer Prof. Guido Pellegrini, Università Sapienza Roma).

The conference aims to promote academic debate and in-depth scientific interactions among researchers and experts on recent advances in transport economics, the nexus of tourism and mobility, the impact of networks and infrastructures on local contexts, and the evaluation of place-based policies on firms, consumers, and territories. The conference will host keynote lectures by international experts and encourage discussions with local and national stakeholders.

Theoretical and empirical papers are welcomed on the Conference topics and related issues, including (but not limited to) energy-efficient and environmentally friendly transport; transport policy from both micro and macroeconomic perspectives; smart connected mobility and logistics; urban mobility; modal and intermodal competition; market structure; financing, pricing, and regulation of infrastructures and services; investment analysis; multilevel governance; logistics; freight distribution and last-mile delivery; maritime and inland port connections; innovation; internationalization; the impact of tariffs on global trade and logistics, ICT; e-commerce and logistics; networks; mobility and tourism; cruise and nautical activities; land management; urban economics; specific transport sectors (maritime, aviation, rail); tourism economics. Proposals for dedicated sessions on specific issues and projects are encouraged. Proponents should send an abstract for the thematic session and a list of potential contributions and authors.

Read the Programma

For IRPET, the following participate: Patrizia Lattarulo and Leonardo Piccini.

Damiano Baldaccini (University of Milan Bicocca and University of Florence) presents the report “ENERGY CONVERSION AND SUSTAINABILITY, THE CONTRIBUTION OF TRANSPORT. The propensity to renew the vehicle fleet and purchase green cars, the new energy poverty” edited by D. Baldaccini, P. Lattarulo, M. G. Pazienza, L. Piccini, and C. Pollastri.