Smart Sustainable Cities for All: Systems Thinking and Emerging AI-Driven Technologies for Inclusive Sustainable Urban Mobility
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 311
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Interests: intelligent and sustainable socio-technical systems; management information systems; decision support systems; intelligent transportation systems; energy and sustainability strategies; systems engineering; digital transformation
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Interests: strategic management; digital transformation; sustainable development; sustainable finance
Interests: consumer behavior; sustainable development; responsible strategies; innovative partnerships; UN sustainable development goal; emerging technologies; circular economy; consumption patterns
Interests: sustainable mobility; active mobility; urban planning; sustainability; urban green spaces; geo-simulation tools
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Strategic planning for urban mobility is undergoing rapid transformation driven by digitalization, technological innovation, demographic changes, and the global push for more sustainable and smarter cities. As the people in the urban environment become increasingly diverse, new sustainable mobility solutions must be created to serve multiple different market segments and address a diversified set of requirements. However, in many cases, the needs of large population segments, such as the elderly, as well as individuals facing health issues and accessibility challenges, are largely ignored. Systems Thinking (ST) and advanced statistical modelling techniques offer powerful methodological tools for analysing inclusiveness as well as the complex interactions between infrastructure, citizen consumer behaviour, and new policy interventions, incorporating emerging AI-driven information and communication technology (ICT) to achieve inclusive sustainable mobility. This Special Issue invites contributions that investigate sustainable mobility solutions via conducting surveys and experimental research, and/or through modelling and simulation methods. We also welcome research papers on the application of data-driven tools coupled with emerging technologies such as robotics, AI, IoT, or other accessibility-focused technologies that can support the design, evaluation, and optimisation of mobility systems for inclusively improving the society, the economy, and the environment. Specific topics of interest include smart and accessible transport networks, human–technology interactions in mobility services and health, active mobility, walkability, behavioural responses to sustainable innovations, changing societal attitudes, urban planning strategies, and the integration of assistive or intelligent information and communication technologies into public and shared mobility. By collating interdisciplinary research and combining emerging technologies, consumer behaviour models, and strategic urban planning, this Special Issue aims to advance the understanding of how Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs) can drive more equitable, efficient, and resilient mobility solutions for inclusive sustainable development.
Prof. Dr. George N. Papageorgiou
Dr. Kyriakos Christofi
Dr. Pantelitsa Eteokleous
Dr. Fernando Fonseca
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- systems thinking
- urban strategic planning
- sustainable urban mobility
- active mobility
- walkability
- assistive robotics
- accessibility
- visually impaired users
- active ageing
- human–technology interaction
- smart mobility solutions
- quality of life
- inclusive transport systems
- smart cities
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