Sustainable Transportation
A section of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Section Information
Sustainable transportation studies new methodologies, techniques, and developments that identify, evaluate, and/or solve social, economic, environmental, and climate issues.
From a social and economic point of view, accessibility, equity, social justice, and externalities produced by congestion and accidents are key issues. From an environmental and climate point of view, reduction of pollution, energy consumption, and global warming are very important problems that need to be addressed.
Sustainable mobility research is very dynamic and in recent times has been supported by new technologies in order to achieve even greater results and impacts. Thus, it is very important to study the impacts of current mobility and future mobility, both from the point of view of new modes of transport, as well as emerging tools and policies that are being developed. In this line, it is important to study the impacts of autonomous and connected mobility, as well as support systems that allow us to improve the efficiency and sustainability of our trips.
Other important issues to study are the impacts of sustainable policies, the promotion of active mobility, the use of cleaner and more efficient transport modes, and the improvement in quality of public and other sustainable transport systems.
This section of the journal encourages the submission of articles related to:
- Sustainable mobility planning, policies, and governance
- Methodologies, practices, and policies for achieving behavioral change
- Transport demand management
- Equity, social justice, and gender equality
- Traffic safety
- Global warming
- Carbon-neutral fuel and green mobility
- Electric vehicles
- Renewable energies
- Public transport and transit-oriented development
- Sustainable Cities
- Smart mobility, Smart Cities, and Smart Grids
- New traffic management systems
- Maas—Mobility as a service
- Green logistic
- Freight transport
In this sense, both research papers and review papers on these topics are welcome. In particular, “Sustainable Transportation” welcomes contributions by early-career researchers and propositions for Special Issues on a single, interesting theme in the field of sustainable transportation.
Editorial Board
Topic Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Tendencies and Strategies of Active Mobility to Promote Urban Sustainable Transportation Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Electrification for The Automotive Sector Towards Sustainable Mobility (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Sustainable Transportation and Global Supply Chain Considering Pandemic Impacts (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Adaptive Policymaking for Sustainable Transport and Mobility (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Behavioral Changes towards More Sustainable Travelling (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Actual Trends of Logistics and Industrial Engineering (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Innovative Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Effective Healthcare Logistics and COVID-19 Response (Deadline: 1 September 2021)
- Multimodal Transportation Infrastructures and Operations in Urban Cities (Deadline: 1 September 2021)
- Transportation Planning and Public Transport (Deadline: 6 September 2021)
- Sustainability of Automated and Connected Transport - The User Perspective (Deadline: 16 September 2021)
- Transportation Planning, Mobility Habits and Sustainable Development in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic (Deadline: 16 September 2021)
- Geographic Information Systems Applications in Transport Planning (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Understanding the Factors that Contribute to Increasing the Use of Public Transport (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Challenges of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning in Theory and Practice (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainable Urban Freight Transport, City Logistics and Transportation (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Maritime Transportation: Risks, Health and Environmental Protections (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Advanced Heat System for Sustainable Energy Usage in Winter Condition (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainable Transport Services, Energy Policy, and Environmental Impact Assessment (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Transport Inequalities, Transport Poverty and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainable and Intelligent Transportation Systems in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Emissions from Road Transportation and Vehicle Management (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Zero-Emission City Logistics (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainable and Trustworthy Operation and Maintenance of Railway Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Operations and Management for Sustainable and Green Maritime Transportation (Deadline: 1 October 2021)
- Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Living: The Case of Energy and Transportation Systems (Deadline: 15 October 2021)
- Sustainable Urban Public Transport Management and Planning with Big Data (Deadline: 15 October 2021)
- Highway Models and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 October 2021)
- Reducing the Environmental Impact of Maritime Transport (Deadline: 30 October 2021)
- Sustainable Traffic Operations and Mobility Services (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Toward Sustainability: Transportation System Evaluation and Optimization (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Information and Perception Technologies Development and Applications in the Transportation Sector (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sustainable Maritime Transportation: Energy Consumption, Competition and Efficiency (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- High Mobility Dealing with High Mobility and Related Rhythms (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Vaccination Logistics: Global Supply Chain Experiences and Perspectives on COVID-19 Vaccination (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- High-Speed Rail, Equity, and Inclusion (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Data-Driven Analysis and Control Methods in ITS and Accident Prevention (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Autonomous Vehicles: Risk Management Issues and Concerns (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Driving Behavior and Road Safety (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sustainable Maritime Policy and Management (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sustainable Management and Application of E-Logistics (Deadline: 1 November 2021)
- The Potential Diffusion and Impacts of Autonomous Electric Vehicles: Evidence and Modelling Approaches (Deadline: 1 November 2021)
- Sustainable Last Mile Delivery and Returns on E-Commerce Market (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- The Role of Transport Infrastructure in Regional Development (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- Sustainable Supply Chain: Operations Management and Technical Research (Deadline: 19 November 2021)
- Collaborative Technology for a Sustainable Transition to Automated Driving (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sustainable Transport Planning and Decision-making (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Railway Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sustainable Rural Transport (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Accident Analysis and Sustainable Road Safety Research (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Intelligent Transportation Systems Application in Smart Cities (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Urban Mobility and Active Transport Transition (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Urban Sustainability: Safety and Maintenance in Future Transportation Infrastructure (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Flash, Fast Charging and Energy Transfer Technologies for Sustainable Transportation (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Transport Sustainability and Resilience in Smart Cities (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Shared Mobility and Sustainable Transportation (Deadline: 1 December 2021)
- Innovative Approaches in Children Traffic Safety (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Advanced Travel Demand Modelling for Sustainable Transportation (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Smart and Connected Freight for Sustainable Cities (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Advanced Modeling versus Experiment in Multimodal and Automated Transport Systems (Deadline: 20 December 2021)
- Transportation Safety Management: Perspectives for Sustainability (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- Sustainable Transport Policy, Environmental Management and Energy Economic Development (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- Novel Approaches to Transportation Safety Planning in Sustainable Transportation (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- E-transportation for Future Sustainability (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- Aviation Impact on Climate Change (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Future Mobility and Resilient Transport: Transition to Innovation (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Mobility: Challenges and Opportunities of Intelligent Transportation Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Public Transportation and Accident Prevention (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- The Impact of Natural Hazards on Transport (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Urban Street Networks and Sustainable Transportation (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Applications of Geospatial and Social Media Data to Transport Modeling and Planning (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Methods and Measures to Improve Road Safety and Travel Efficiency in Sustainable Urban Transport Management (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Mobility in Transition – Providing Innovative and Sustainable Solutions for Transport and Traffic in a Dynamic Global Environment from a Transdisciplinary Perspective (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Public Transport in Urban Areas – Optimization, Management and Development (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Roundabouts Performance in Road Transport Networks - Future Challenges, Problems and Issues (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Smart and Sustainable Streets (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- The Future of Mobility: What Do We Really Know? (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainability Issues in Aviation (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Travel Behavior and Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning/Management (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- The Role of Digital Technologies in Enhancing Social Sustainability in International Supply Chains (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Using New Technologies to Make Urban Transport Sustainable (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Electric Mobility, Sustainability, Smart Cities, Green Policies and Electric Vehicles Adoption (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Innovations towards Greener and Smarter Mobility for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable and Safe Roundabouts (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Transportation and Road Safety (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Traffic Infrastructure Sustainability in Autonomous Driving and Smart Pavement Environments (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Impact of COVID-19 on Pedestrian Behavior, Road Safety and Sustainable Transportation (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Smart and Sustainable Multimodal Transportation (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Transportation Planning and Policy (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Power Electronics for Transportation Electrification: Toward Sustainable Mobility (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Food Delivery (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Road Traffic and Pavement Engineering toward Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Probe Vehicle Data and Sustainability (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Green Innovation for Sustainable Transportation: Strategies, Technologies and Methodologies (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Future Perspectives of Safety and Reliability Assessment for Electric-Powered Vehicles (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Human-Technology Interaction in the Use of Newly Emerging Sustainable Transportation Solutions (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advanced Air Mobility for Innovative and Sustainable Transport Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Public Transport Policy and the Impact on Communities (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Innovative Business Transaction, Product Development or Service Design for Advancement of Sustainable Transportation in the 21st Century (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Transportation and Regional Economic Development (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Application of Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques for Sustainable Transport Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Accessible Transport and Mobility Options in an Ageing Society (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Provision in Megacities of the Developing World (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Digitalization in Logistics to Realize Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainability of Transport Infrastructures (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advanced Transport Systems and Methods for Design of Sustainable Mobility (Deadline: 22 January 2022)
- Servitization, Logistics and Manufacturing in Resilient and Digital Supply Chains (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Sustainable Cities in the Pandemic Era: Rethinking Transportation, Land Use, and Health (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Current and Future Issues in Transportation Safety and Sustainability (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Sustainable Asphalt Pavement Materials and Pavement Engineering (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Sustainable Pavement Maintenance Management (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Knowledge Graphs and Machine Learning Techniques for Sustainable Transportation Systems (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Systems Engineering for Advanced Transport Systems – Solutions for Changes in Transport Demand Caused by Remote and Virtual Activities (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Sustainability of Intelligent Transport Networks (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Urban Transport Network Modeling and Sustainable Maritime Transportation (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Smart City Logistics Services and Sustainability (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- The Future of Sustainable Mobility Air Transport Systems: Challenges and Approaches (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Service Quality in Public Transport Systems and Personal Mobility Vehicles (Deadline: 1 February 2022)
- Market Potential for Carsharing Services (Deadline: 14 February 2022)
- Sustainability in Operations Management (Deadline: 22 February 2022)
- Vehicular Communications for Sustainable Mobility and Transportation (Deadline: 25 February 2022)
- Logistics Infrastructure and Sustainability (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Toward Sustainable Multimodal Transportation in Rural Areas: Effects on Traffic Operations and Road Safety (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Innovative and Sustainable Management of International Shipment Flow: Opportunities and Challenges (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Smart Transportation: Sustainable Design, Control and Management (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Sustainable Urban Air Transportation System (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Digital Technology Supports for Sustainable Development of Human Society during and Post-pandemic Contexts (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Innovative Interactions for Smart Public Transport (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Aviation Management and Air Transport Industry II (Deadline: 1 March 2022)
- Performant Materials for Sustainable Transportation in the Coming Future (Deadline: 15 March 2022)
- Mobility as a Service: Perspectives for Large-scale Operations (Deadline: 15 March 2022)
- Challenges in the Integrated Physical–Virtual Modeling of Sustainable Smart Cities (Deadline: 18 March 2022)
- Active Transport among University Students: Patterns, Motivations and Challenges (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Transport Sustainability and Smart Cities (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Green Supply Chain and Sustainable Maritime Transportation (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Frontiers in Sustainable Logistics and Transportation: Current Trends, Challenges and Management of Sustainability (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Multi-criteria Decision Making and Sustainable Transport (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Intelligent Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Transportation Systems (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- From National Transport Policies to Regional and Local Implementation—Incentive Schemes for Sustainable Mobility (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- New Perspectives on Transportation Mode Choice Decisions (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Promoting Behavior Change toward Sustainable Transport (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Sustainable Integration of Electric Vehicles in Smart-X Environments (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Traffic Flow Modelling and Simulation for Safe and Sustainable Transportation (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Mobility Sustainability: Ecological, Smart and Connected Transportation Systems (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Perspectives on the Role of Powered Two-Wheelers in Future Road Transport (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Transportation Safety and Pavement Management (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Exploring the Relationship between Urban Form, Mobility and Social Well-Being: Towards an Interdisciplinary Field of Sustainable Urban Planning and Transport Development (Deadline: 1 May 2022)
- Sustainability in Urban Transportation: Factors Impacted on Alternative Fuel Vehicle Usage (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Sustainable Low Emission Mobility (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Contributions of Transportation and Physical Activity to Sustainability (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- “Accelerating Sustainable Transitions” in Maritime Transport and the Port Industry (Deadline: 22 June 2022)
- Accident Prevention and Risk Management for Safe and Sustainable Transportation (Deadline: 28 June 2022)
- Technology and Innovation Management for Sustainable Transportation and Supply Chain (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Smart Urban Transport System (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- The Trends and Innovation of Sustainable Transport Infrastructure in Smart Cities (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Advanced Application of Sustainable Transportation: Intelligent and Autonomous Traffic Monitoring, Control and Management Systems for Smart Cities (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Management (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Sustainable Urban Mobility Systems Management and Public Transport Development (Deadline: 15 August 2022)
- Towards Sustainability: Data-Driven Design of Intelligent Transportation Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Road Traffic Engineering and Sustainable Transportation - The Second Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- The Future of Sustainable Urban Mobility (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Resilient, Safe and Sustainable Solutions for Freight Transport and Logistics (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Road Safety (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Dynamic Trans-Sino-Europe Transport Networks and Their Impacts on Sustainable Goals (UNSDGs) (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sustainable City Logistics Management and Innovation (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sustainable and Safe Road User Behaviour (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- New Trends in Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics Management (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Sustainable Management of Transportation Infrastructure Projects (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Sustainable Transport Solutions And Construction Materials For Safer And Green Roads (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Sustainable Maritime Supply Chain (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: