Special Issue "Sustainable Mobility in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Pasquale Colonna
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Guest Editor
Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: road safety, road design, tunnels, road works, mobility, driving behaviour
Dr. Vittorio Ranieri
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Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: road design; sustainable mobility; vulnerable users; cycling
Dr. Nicola Berloco
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Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: road design, sustainable mobility, vulnerable users, cycling
Dr. Paolo Intini
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Guest Editor
Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: road safety, road design, driving behaviour, data analysis, traffic modelling

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable mobility in urban and peri-urban environments is enhanced using different types of interventions and transport policies, such as implementing traffic calming devices; defining appropriate regulations; building infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists; public transport; and innovative/future mobility.

Research often focused on the effects of these interventions on mobility from a transport demand/supply perspective and on the environmental impacts. However, investigating the possible effects of traffic calming measures and infrastructure for non-motorized users using a macro-level systemic approach is important. This means considering safety and mobility aspects for all road users and the necessary trade-offs that may occur (e.g., reducing the vehicular serviceability for promoting sustainable mobility and protecting vulnerable road users).

Safety conditions improve may after new policies and some general and specific measures are implemented in areas particularly unsafe for non-motorized users (e.g., 30 km/h speed zones with speed cushions and/or raised platforms). However, the safety issues may eventually migrate to nearby roadways deprived of these measures, since traffic volumes may relocate with the aim of keeping travel times constant. Drivers may show behavioral adaptation to specific measures, especially those familiar with the road environment, which are a large percentage of all drivers on urban and peri-urban roads.

For the reasons explained above, studies inquiring into those aspects are encouraged, in particular, those articles dealing with:

  • Traffic calming measures (physical interventions and/or general policies) at the area-wide level;
  • Combined effects of interventions for enhancing urban sustainable mobility both on safety and mobility;
  • Before/after or cross-sectional studies considering the implementation of one or more measures;
  • Interdisciplinary studies, considering both safety and mobility aspects, and/or the influence of human factors.

Experimental studies and theoretical frameworks relevant to the topic are both welcome.

Prof. Dr. Pasquale Colonna
Dr. Vittorio Ranieri
Dr. Nicola Berloco
Dr. Paolo Intini
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Sustainable mobility 
  • Urban and peri-urban roads 
  • Traffic calming 
  • Vulnerable users 
  • Driving behavior

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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