Sustainable Logistics Network Reconstruction Under the Concept of Smart City
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable development; sustainable urban development; business management; qualitative decision methods; quantitative decision methods; social responsibility and security; competitiveness; logistics; optimisation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to contribute to a Special Issue on the reconstruction of a sustainable logistics network based on the concept of a smart city.
With the rapid development of smart cities, logistics networks are also changing, that is, the principles of their design, management and reconstruction. Sustainable logistics is becoming a key factor in ensuring the efficient flow of goods and services to reduce environmental impact. Therefore, we invite you to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting scientific articles and empirical studies that examine the compatibility of various interpretations of sustainable logistics networks, as well as research results covering the challenges posed by the transformation of logistics networks for smart cities, their solutions and prospects. The special data management intelligence concept ‘Reconstruction of a sustainable logistics network based on smart city technologies’ pays special attention to the application of digital Economy 4.0 and Logistics 4.0 technologies (the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, big data, etc.) in the logistics system, advanced logistics system models and sustainable solutions.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and to present innovative solutions that would contribute to the reconstruction of sustainable logistics networks in the context of smart cities.
The Special Issue focusses on (but is not limited to) the following topics:
- Sustainable development;
- Environmental protection;
- Smart cities;
- Social responsibility;
- Economic systems;
- Social systems;
- Logistics transformation in the smart city;
- Innovations in logistics;
- Logistics management models.
Dr. Renata Činčikaitė
Dr. Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable logistics
- smart city
- supply chain optimisation
- green transport infrastructure
- digital logistics solutions
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