Planning and Optimization of Sustainable Transportation in Smart Cities: 2nd Edition
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 171
Special Issue Editors
Interests: transportation planning; network design; public transport; artificial intelligence
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Interests: transportation planning; public transportation; infrastructure management; operations research; transportation economics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In this era of climate change, rapid urbanization, and emerging social inequality, modern cities face serious challenges that could impact their sustainability and efficiency. Increased reliance on automobiles has led to intense traffic congestion and inadequate public transport services, as well as health and environmental consequences such as oil scarcity, air quality deterioration, and greenhouse gas emissions. Such negative impacts resulting from congestion and the unattractiveness of road environments may now be considered significant shortcomings for cities. Under this scope, sustainable transport is considered one of the main pillars of smart city development and should aim to mitigate the adverse effects of congestion, thus promoting more sustainable and people-centric urban centers.
In this respect, this Special Issue welcomes high-quality research papers on the planning and optimization of sustainable urban transportation. Key areas include electric mobility, public transport systems, active transportation, ridesharing, and autonomous mobility, as well as intelligent control methods aimed at reducing congestion and emissions.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Public transport planning;
- Flexible, demand-responsive transit systems;
- Micro-mobility systems;
- Autonomous, shared mobility and mobility as a service system;
- Connected vehicle applications;
- Intelligent transportation system applications.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Christina Iliopoulou
Dr. Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- transport systems
- transportation networks
- optimization
- routing
- electromobility
- sustainable transportation
- intelligent transportation systems
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