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Climate Change and Transport System

A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1241

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Mark Zuidgeest

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Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa
Interests: transport in developing countries; transport modeling; transport-related social exclusion; transport geography; choice modelling; (public) transport network design; location–allocation optimization; walkability assessment; climate change, cities and transport
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Dr. Nnene Obiora

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Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa
Interests: transport network design; BRT network; climate change and transport
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Dr. Teodoro Georgiadis

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Institute of BioEconomic-National Research Council (IBE-CNR), Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
Interests: urban climate; urban meteorology; urban pollution; urban planning
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

More greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere by the transportation sector than by any other, contributing significantly to global warming. Climate change presents significant challenges to global transportation systems, and rising global average temperatures and extreme weather events, in turn, can cause harm to infrastructure, disrupt transportation systems, and endanger public safety.

Urban climatologists study the interaction between urban areas and the atmosphere, including the effect transport has on the urban climate and how urban areas, and the people and services within them, are impacted by climate change. This Special Issue invites contributions, preferably model-based and/or data-driven, which study the interaction between transport in urban areas and the urban climate. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

  • The impact of delivery services and last-mile logistics on urban climate;
  • Model-based scenario analysis for city-wide low emissions analysis;
  • The health impacts of transportation and climate change;
  • Resilience in integrated urban transport;
  • Analytical methods and techniques for modeling transport impacts on the urban climate;
  • Digital twinning of urban areas for climate change research;
  • Assessment of climate threats to transportation infrastructure;
  • Modelling and analyzing of the nexus between transportation, air pollution, and climate change;
  • Decision-support tools for transport and climate change;
  • The impacts of climate change on transportation infrastructure;
  • Adaptation strategies and mitigation measures;
  • Policy and governance.

Prof. Dr. Mark Zuidgeest
Dr. Nnene Obiora
Dr. Teodoro Georgiadis
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Climate is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • urban climate
  • transport system
  • delivery services and last mile logistics
  • emissions
  • transportation infrastructure
  • air pollution

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Climate Impact of Optimizing ATM and ATC Procedures for Mitigating CO2 and Non-CO2 Emissions
by Davide Bianco, Roberto Valentino Montaquila and Vittorio Di Vito
Climate 2026, 14(2), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli14020040 - 1 Feb 2026
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A comprehensive multidisciplinary review of recent advances in aviation emissions modeling methodologies and mitigation strategies through optimized in-flight operational procedures, and how they could be considered in evaluating their climatic impact is presented. With reference to the Terminal Maneuvering Area (TMA), the article [...] Read more.
A comprehensive multidisciplinary review of recent advances in aviation emissions modeling methodologies and mitigation strategies through optimized in-flight operational procedures, and how they could be considered in evaluating their climatic impact is presented. With reference to the Terminal Maneuvering Area (TMA), the article critically examines current and emerging strategies, particularly those enabled by GNSS-based capabilities and Performance-Based Navigation (PBN), to enhance aircraft efficiency and reduce fuel consumption and associated chemical emissions. The study also explores the state-of-the-art methodologies for modeling both CO2 and non-CO2 emissions and addresses the problem of contrails formation, highlighting the main relevant aspects that can be useful for the definition of future mitigation strategies. Furthermore, it analyzes evolving optimization techniques aimed at real-time 4D trajectory planning able to consider the atmospheric conditions, with the overall objective of minimizing the aircraft environmental impact while in flight. Finally, the paper discusses suitable metrics for evaluating both short-term local air quality effects and long-term global climate implications, offering an integrated framework for sustainable aviation operations. Full article
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