System Design and Operation in Sustainable Transport Networks
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 7494
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Special Issue Editor
Interests: public transport design and operation; rail traffic management; train operation optimization; energy efficiency and public transport systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the last few years, transport systems have been developed to fulfill new emerging needs, becoming increasingly specified for new markets and mobility solutions. Car sharing, autonomous-driving taxi and demand-responsive transit are some of the hot topics in the current literature. In this view, transport networks have assumed a primary role in the development of new transport solutions by ensuring interoperability among different transport systems. The aim of this Special Issue is to publish relevant articles in the field of sustainable transport networks, specifically focusing on the design and operation of transport systems, and their interaction, with the goal to reach sustainability objectives (i.e., social, economic environmental). The scopes are as follows: (1) to focus more on how a transport system is designed and used for achieving sustainable target; and (2) to consider the transport systems within transport networks, i.e., where different transport systems can exist and, under given rules, coexist.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Public transport design
- Freight transport
- Traffic management
- Energy-efficient operation
- Demand-responsive transport systems
- Traffic control
- Autonomous driving
- Human-powered mobility (bike-pedestrian)
- Demand modeling and fare system
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Valerio De Martinis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- public transport
- autonomous driving
- traffic control
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