Carlo Vaghi

• Researcher at Bocconi University

The MEDNET project “Mediterranean Network for Custom Procedures and Simplification of Clearance in Ports” funded by the MED programme (2007–2013), was aimed to establish and operate anetwork of port authorities and experts focusing on the exchange of experiences concerning ports and customs procedures and simplification of clearance for vessels and...

This chapter illustrates an analysis of human factors study in the area of maintenance activities in the context of the implementation of new rail track and vehicle technologies. The approach adopted is based on a two-step analysis with a preliminary assessment and a detailed analysis. The first step has been carried out during the identification a...

The chapter describes and analyzes the process of design and monitoring framework (DMF) application in three city regions in Europe: Como, Italy; Berlin, Germany; and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. The three cities have been engaging with city stakeholders to address urban freight issues via a series of stakeholder workshops. Three separate DMF matrices...

The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse a case of local freight stakeholder involvement to plan and design eco-efficient city logistics innovations in Como, a small city in Italy. While the importance of a well-functioning urban goods distribution system is widely acknowledged, city authorities have become increasingly aware of the nee...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse a case of local freight stakeholder involvement to plan and design eco-efficient city logistics innovations in Como, a small city in Italy. While the importance of a well-functioning urban goods distribution system is widely acknowledged, city authorities have become increasingly aware...

This paper describes and analysed the process of DMF application in 3 city regions in Europe: City of Como, Italy; City of Berlin, Germany; and City of Newcastle upon-Tyne, UK. The three cities have been engaging with city stakeholders to address urban freight issues via a series of stakeholder workshops. Three separate DMF matrices have been compl...

The Italian Government budget constraints and the need of modern transport infrastructures have given rise to innovative financing instruments to collect resources for investments. The aim of the paper is to survey and to verify the effectiveness of three of the most interesting and recent methods for this purpose: the "take over compensation" meth...