Sustainable Transportation and Health

Dear Colleagues,

We are organizing a Special Issue on Sustainable Transportation and Health in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). This venue is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles and communications online in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health. For detailed information on the journal, we refer you to http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph.

Sustainable transportation includes mobility modes other than Single Occupancy Vehicle transportation. It is pivotal for transportation planning, but it also has become a key factor in public health: transportation mode choice affects environmental quality by reducing the reliance on automobile transportation and thus impacting air quality, neighborhood design, and life in the community. Importantly, sustainable transportation simultaneously promotes physical activity, so important in light of the public health crises resulting from wide-spread inertia. Increased physical activity could improve high rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and mental health concerns.

Promoting transportation alternatives is an important objective for transportation planners, public health experts and policy makers. Public health refers to preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical, mental, and social well-being. Sustainable Transportation may affect public health, through individual transportation choices (e.g., using active modes instead of a car), activity patterns (e.g., promoting social participation), neighborhood walkability, and environmental exposure (e.g., outdoor green spaces). Policies that promote sustainable transportation may also impact population choices. Research on these topics can offer important evidence to guide transportation planners, policy developers, community officials, and public health experts.

This Special Issue is open to any subject area related to sustainable, alternative transportation modes and their impact on public health. The listed keywords suggest just a few of the many possibilities.

Prof. Dr. Norbert Mundorf
Prof. Dr. Colleen A. Redding
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 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 2500 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.