Ligurian transfer: when territorial constraints may hamper mobility policies replicability

Abstract

Within EU, policy transferability is pivotal. Nevertheless, best-practices' approach has proved ineffective for fragile and peculiar regions. In terms of mobility policies, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans constitute one of the main EU-led tools larger cities were provided to define context-based actions, later spreading to wider regions, according to the reading of EU system as a polycentric intertwined network, where main hubs connect higher and lower layers. Nevertheless, not all EU regions show this territorial model. Liguria, North-Western Italy, does not: its geo-morphological asset has deeply influenced urban and infrastructural development. The definition of a user-centred perspective, turning from a case-study to a use case approach, contributes shaping inductively tailored solutions. Present perspective may contribute to identify similarities in needs and requirements, thus supporting policies up-scaling. Key-words: mobility policies, user-centred, use case methodology, place-based