Towards Urban Health and Livable Cities: The Control and Management of Traffic-Related Air Pollution
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 5882
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Interests: intelligent transport systems; MaaS; autonomous vehicles; environmental impact assessment; sustainable mobility
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Interests: operations research; multi-objective optimization; traffic-raleted impacts assessment; sustainable mobility
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Interests: air quality modelling; climate change; nature-based solutions; urban resilience; urban surface energy balance
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Interests: emissions monitoring; emissions modelling; traffic modelling; accident reconstruction; sustainable mobility; smart cities
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to the WHO, evidence shows that air pollution at current levels in cities is responsible for a significant burden of deaths, hospital admissions, and exacerbation of symptoms, particularly for cardiorespiratory diseases. Exposure to air pollutants produced by transport requires action by public authorities at the regional, national, and international levels. Science plays a vital role in providing clear directions on the magnitude of impacts and potential risks associated with innovative management measures to support this process.
Fortunately, we are witnessing important transformations in the transport sector that can mitigate this impact. In this area, the role of digitalization and intelligent, cooperative transport systems (C-ITS), the implementation of new concepts of shared and intermodal mobility, and innovative forms of mobility charging assuming higher internalization of external costs can be highlighted. However, technologies cannot always lead to an effective reduction in the environmental impacts of the transport sector, and unexpected outcomes may arise. For instance, a poorly planned introduction of autonomous vehicles in the network can bring unanticipated impacts on the demand side and a deterioration of networks’ environmental performance. Innovative mobility-as-a-service concepts may bring less positive effects than expected if public transport is not the backbone of urban mobility.
In this Special Issue, we expect to gather high-quality articles that address the impact of technology in the transport sector on the quality of life of urban populations. For this purpose, we will consider papers based on empirical demonstrations, statistical analysis, modeling of transport emissions and air quality, or other innovative methods and metrics formulation of the contribution of transport technology to human wellbeing. Particularly welcome are contributions that take a holistic view of the whole chain, from transport planning to emissions of air pollutants and/or noise, to concentration of air pollutants and externalities assessment.
Dr. Jorge Bandeira
Dr. Eloisa Macedo
Dr. Sandra Rafael
Dr. Paulo Fernandes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- technology
- ICT
- emissions
- noise
- air quality
- wellbeing
- smart cities
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