Workshop for innovation in the metropolises: urban mobility study of a university campus

Abstract

This paper presents the project management of a transnational workshop in urban engineering, held as education and training for students from Brazil (UFRJ – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá State University) and France (UTC – Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Compiègne University of Technology, Sorbonne University). The aim was to encourage them to propose transport management improvements to the Cidade Universitária campus of UFRJ. Coordinators and students visited UFRJ and UTC to analyse data and develop solutions. The research methodology employed information technology – particularly geographic information system and collaborative platforms – in the documentation and communication. The findings were consolidated in two workshops, one at each university, and were later circulated through a webpage and final project report. A system diagnosis was produced, along with several short-, medium- and long-term proposals for internal mobility and connections with the existing urban transport network.