Sustainable Transport Planning: A Smarter Usage of Available Resources
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 287
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the last decades, environmental issues have received growing attention. One of the hottest topics in the field is sustainable transportation. Strong research progresses have been achieved in terms of new technologies and more environmentally friendly vehicles, such those powered by full electric, hydrogen, and hybrid technologies, which make it possible to strongly reduce the emissions. Although such technologies provide strong advantages from an environmental perspective, their diffusion is still very limited, due to some logistical and operational issues. The driving range of electric vehicles (EVs) is still limited, and the number of recharging stations for electric vehicles is still very small in comparison to the available conventional refueling stations, especially in rural areas. To promote the usage of environmentally friendly vehicles, several policies have been adopted by municipalities, such as the introduction of restricted access areas. However, using more environmentally friendly resources is not the only possible path to sustainable transport planning. It is also fundamentally important to exploit currently available resources more intelligently. Toward this purpose, many innovative distribution strategies have been designed to reduce emissions. Among these are the usage of multi-echelon distribution systems, last-mile delivery with shared delivery locations (e.g., smart lockers), and so on. Another relevant subject in the field concerns sustainable public transport, in which emissions reduction can be achieved through an efficient design of the transportation network.
We are interested in quantitative and qualitative innovative contributions in this field. A non-exhaustive list of topics of interest is given below:
- New environmentally friendly technologies;
- Smart distribution systems;
- Integration of EVs and traditional vehicles;
- Impact of policies to incentivize the usage of EVs;
- Public transport network design;
- Socio-spatial analysis in sustainable transport planning.
Dr. Simona Mancini
Guest Editor
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