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22 Citations
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Risk Assessment of Terrestrial Transportation Infrastructures Exposed to Extreme Events

  • Unni Eidsvig,
  • Monica Santamaría,
  • Neryvaldo Galvão,
  • Nikola Tanasic and ,
  • Luca Piciullo,
  • Rade Hajdin,
  • Farrokh Nadim,
  • Hélder S. Sousa and
  • José Matos
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Keeping transport links open in adverse conditions and being able to restore connections quickly after extreme events are important and demanding tasks for infrastructure owners/operators. This paper is developed within the H2020 project SAFEWAY, who...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Critical Infrastructure Resilience Facing Extreme Weather Events)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,182 Views
44 Pages

Transportation infrastructure networks are increasingly exposed to multiple natural hazards, thus demanding sophisticated assessment methodologies for evaluating compound threats and supporting decision-making. This paper presents an operational mult...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 10th Anniversary of Infrastructures—Recent Advances and Perspectives)
  • Editorial
  • Open Access
3,696 Views
3 Pages

Geomaterials for Transportation Infrastructures

  • Md Rashadul Islam,
  • Mohammad Sadik Khan and
  • Asif Ahmed

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) quadrennial report card exhibited the grim picture of nation’s transportation infrastructure [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geomaterials for Transportation Infrastructures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,459 Views
30 Pages

19 December 2025

Road transport constitutes a crucial element of the European economy, but it also generates significant external costs. In the process of reducing the impact of road transport on the environment and society, numerous actions are being undertaken to i...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,840 Views
11 Pages

31 December 2021

Transport infrastructure-led development has been well recognized, especially in regard to China’s achievement, which has led to a growing range of programs and initiatives. However, some failures have subsequently raised debates over the effec...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Transport Infrastructure in Regional Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
9,270 Views
26 Pages

19 September 2023

An efficacious stakeholder engagement process is instrumental in achieving success in large transport infrastructure projects. This is due to the integral role of public stakeholders’ participation in the decision-making process. The purpose of...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,328 Views
11 Pages

The need to incorporate sustainability principles and practices is increasing for environmental and economic reasons. It is imperative to identify and operationalize sustainability strategies into core administrative, planning, design, construction,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 5th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructures Conference)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,537 Views
16 Pages

Transportation has a mediating position in international trade formation and in the past few decades, Turkey has invested substantially in transport infrastructure to increase connectivity and integration in global transport networks. Still, limited...

  • Article
  • Open Access
212 Views
51 Pages

8 October 2026

Floods are among the most destructive natural hazards affecting transport infrastructure, causing extensive damage to roads, railways, bridges, and critical transport corridors. Although numerous studies have examined the hydrological characteristics...

  • Article
  • Open Access
408 Views
29 Pages

14 August 2026

Transportation infrastructure plays a fundamental role in shaping sustainable urban and regional development by improving accessibility, strengthening territorial cohesion, and supporting long-term economic resilience. While previous studies have pri...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
862 Views
40 Pages

27 July 2026

The article provides a wide-range review of issues concerning the evolving of infrastructure for the purpose of transport system decarbonization, which is one of the crucial directions on the path to achieving carbon neutrality. Transport systems con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure for Decarbonized Transport Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,889 Views
34 Pages

Energy Transformation of Road Transport Infrastructure—Concept and Assessment of the Electric Vehicle Recharging Systems

  • Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski,
  • Joanna Alicja Dyczkowska,
  • Wojciech Musiał,
  • Aleksandra Panek and
  • Piotr Kotylak

9 August 2025

The energy transformation of transport infrastructure represents a significant challenge, being implemented along the TEN-T network under the introduced AFIR regulation (Regulation for the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure). The goal of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI-Driven Sustainable Power Grids: Enhancing Cybersecurity, Operation, and Control of Conventional, Modern, and Renewable-Based Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
9,455 Views
17 Pages

17 October 2021

Sustainability of transport infrastructure integration begins with involving an all-inclusive transportation chain instead of only focusing on one part of the journey. This is achieved by facilitating spatial integration between diverse transport mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,289 Views
28 Pages

29 September 2024

The development of transport infrastructure is crucial for economic growth, social connectivity, and sustainable development. Many countries have historically underinvested in transport infrastructure, necessitating more efficient strategic planning...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Metaheuristics Methods for Planning and Scheduling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
11,539 Views
11 Pages

The objective of this paper is to propose a System-of-Systems (SoS) approach for an integrated assessment of resilience in civil transportation infrastructure in the U.S. A SoS approach is adopted for systemic assessment. Data obtained from case stud...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,891 Views
17 Pages

Transport infrastructure plays a crucial role in facilitating the high-quality development of new urbanization. Based on the provincial panel data of 31 provinces in China from 2013 to 2020, this study empirically analyzed the impact and mechanism of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Geographical Information System in Urban Design, Management or Evaluation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,631 Views
28 Pages

As transportation infrastructure systems continue to expand, the demand for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies in the assessment of urban infrastructure is expected to grow substantially, due to their strong potential for efficient data colle...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,216 Views
46 Pages

5 June 2026

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are expected to reshape transportation systems by influencing roadway design, traffic operations, digital infrastructure, public transport integration, and regulatory frameworks. The implications of AV deployment extend well...

(This article belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,090 Views
20 Pages

Research on the Relationship between Transport Infrastructure and Performance in Rail and Road Freight Transport—A Case Study of Japan and Selected European Countries

  • Jozef Gnap,
  • Šimon Senko,
  • Mariusz Kostrzewski,
  • Mária Brídziková and ,
  • Renáta Cződörová and
  • Zdeněk Říha
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

11 June 2021

Transport is key for our economy and society, as good transport infrastructure helps to improve the mobility of citizens and the flow of goods. The European Union intends to maintain support for the development of transport infrastructure in the indi...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,636 Views
26 Pages

15 May 2021

The article deals with the transport of oversized cargoes from the perspective of parameters of road network in city environments. In recent years, there has been an increase in the transport of products with dimensions and weight considered above st...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
  • Review
  • Open Access
76 Citations
11,517 Views
18 Pages

8 November 2018

Transport infrastructures are lifelines: They provide transportation of people and goods, in ordinary and emergency conditions, thus they should be resilient to increasing natural disasters and hazards. This work presents several technologies adopted...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
8,094 Views
26 Pages

9 September 2023

Infrastructure plays a pivotal role in a nation’s economic stability, security, and long-term sustainability. For decades, United States infrastructure has been rated as inadequate and the resources required for its restoration continue to grow...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,395 Views
30 Pages

Ship–infrastructure cooperation, i.e., infrastructure scheduling, is significant for optimizing the utilization of spatial-temporal resources of infrastructures and improving the efficiency and safety of waterborne transportation systems. This...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,952 Views
15 Pages

Resource Intensity in the Japanese Transportation System: Integration of Vehicle and Infrastructure

  • Naotaka Haraguchi,
  • Shoki Kosai,
  • Shunsuke Kashiwakura,
  • Eiji Yamasue and
  • Hiroki Tanikawa

11 March 2025

An evaluation of resource efficiency by the transportation system is essential. Resource efficiency was examined from the perspective of mining activity in the form of resource intensity of transportation systems by combining transportation means and...

(This article belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,749 Views
13 Pages

Efficiency of Transport Infrastructure in Asian Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan in the Context of Creating New Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors

  • Tumun Sh. Rygzynov,
  • Valentin S. Batomunkuev,
  • Bair O. Gomboev,
  • Suocheng Dong and ,
  • Bayanzhargal B. Sharaldaev,
  • Valentina G. Ayusheeva,
  • Aldar G. Badmaev,
  • Marina A. Motoshkina,
  • Natalya R. Zangeeva and
  • Tcogto Zh. Bazarzhapov
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

18 June 2023

This article discusses the efficiency of transport infrastructure and cooperation of neighboring regions located in Asian Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan in the context of creating new international economic corridors from the Silk Road and t...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,313 Views
24 Pages

23 March 2023

Transportation infrastructure is vital to the well-functioning of economic activities in a region. Due to the digitalization of data storage, ease of access to large databases, and advancement of social media, large volumes of text data that relate t...

(This article belongs to the Collection Natural Language Processing and Applications: Challenges and Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,705 Views
13 Pages

Sustainable Financing for Transport Infrastructure: An Integral Approach for the Russian Federation

  • Alexander Chupin,
  • Alexey Sorokin,
  • Alena Veselko,
  • Dmitry Morkovkin and ,
  • Victor Ya. Pishchik and
  • Petr V. Alekseev
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

9 April 2024

The development of global transport infrastructure is a crucial aspect of economic growth and prosperity. In this study, the main trends in the development of global transport infrastructure are analyzed, with a focus on the state and trends in the f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Problems Arising in the Development of Sustainable Transport Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
7,647 Views
24 Pages

6 March 2020

Sustainable transport infrastructure can determine the effect of countries’ transport-driven economic returns. Considering the economic, environmental, and social relevance and growing issues of CO 2 in the countries concerned, this stu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,153 Views
28 Pages

How to Manage Supply Chains Successfully in Transport Infrastructure Projects

  • Saqib Mehmood,
  • Jianqiang Fan,
  • Idris Salim Dokota,
  • Samera Nazir and
  • Zarish Nazir

15 January 2024

The objective of this research is to assess the influence of effective supply chain management on the success of transport infrastructure projects, considering the moderating effects of building information modeling (BIM) and environmental factors. D...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue BIM and Sustainable Construction Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
126 Citations
20,837 Views
15 Pages

The transport infrastructure can be defined as a factor that guarantees the growth and economic development of the region, due to the functions of traversing space in terms of the movement of people and the exchange of goods. The effects of the impac...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Contemporary Challenges of Agriculture and Rural Areas in the Context of Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
9,725 Views
25 Pages

The Impact of Urban Transportation Infrastructure on Air Quality

  • Yujing Guo,
  • Qian Zhang,
  • Kin Keung Lai,
  • Yingqin Zhang and ,
  • Shubin Wang and
  • Wanli Zhang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

13 July 2020

While previous study has confirmed significant correlation between infrastructure construction and air quality, little is known about the nature of the relationship. In this paper, we intend to fill this gap by using the Panel Smooth Transition Regre...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Road Traffic Engineering and Sustainable Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,597 Views
24 Pages

16 November 2023

In this research, the influences of railways, roads, waterways, and civil aviation on the digital economy were analyzed using traffic, urban, and enterprise data in the integrated transport system. Regression was performed through the generalized spa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,387 Views
23 Pages

Historical transportation infrastructures (HTIs) like railways and bridges are essential to our cultural heritage. However, the preservation and enhancement of these structures pose significant challenges due to their complex nature and the need for...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,362 Views
19 Pages

The increasing frequency and severity of climate variability poses substantial challenges to the sustainability and reliability of transportation infrastructure worldwide. Transportation systems, vital to economic and social activities, are highly vu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,604 Views
24 Pages

Effects of Transport Infrastructure Development on Regional Economic Growth in Romania

  • Aura Rusca,
  • Ilona Costea,
  • Adriana-Valentina Radu,
  • Denis Codroiu and ,
  • Iulia Dorobantu,
  • Eugen Dedu and
  • Eugen Rosca
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 July 2026

Transport infrastructure is commonly viewed as a key driver of development, although its actual contribution remains debated and appears to be dependent on geographical and economic context. This study investigates the impact of transport infrastruct...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Planning and Regional Development for Sustainability)
  • Perspective
  • Open Access
34 Citations
8,708 Views
26 Pages

Exploring Adaptation Strategies to Mitigate Climate Threats to Transportation Infrastructure in Nigeria: Lagos City, as a Case Study

  • Wesam H. Beitelmal,
  • Samuel Chukwujindu Nwokolo,
  • Edson L. Meyer and
  • Chinedu Christian Ahia

8 August 2024

This study aims to explore innovative adaptation strategies that can effectively mitigate the climate threats faced by transportation infrastructure in Lagos, Nigeria. The study highlights the urgent need for innovative approaches to address the chal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,697 Views
23 Pages

Indicators for Sustainable Demand Risk Allocation in Transport Infrastructure Projects

  • Athena Roumboutsos,
  • Alenka Temeljotov-Salaj and
  • Iosif Karousos

19 November 2020

Efficient risk allocation has been proven to be at the heart of effective and efficient infrastructure project operation. While most risks may be reasonably assigned in transport infrastructure projects, demand risk remains ambiguous due to the multi...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,149 Views
23 Pages

14 April 2026

Transport infrastructure serves as a critical physical carrier for constructing a unified national market and promoting coordinated regional economic development. Addressing the practical contradiction between rapid transport network expansion and pe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
8,223 Views
26 Pages

12 March 2025

The rapid growth of cities significantly impacts the development of transport and logistics infrastructure (TLI), creating substantial challenges for the transport network and quality of life. To enhance the efficiency and sustainability of TLI, vari...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
10,491 Views
21 Pages

Pipeline Infrastructure for CO2 Transport: Cost Analysis and Design Optimization

  • Mithran Daniel Solomon,
  • Marcel Scheffler,
  • Wolfram Heineken,
  • Mostafa Ashkavand and
  • Torsten Birth-Reichert

13 June 2024

Meeting Germany’s climate targets urgently demands substantial investment in renewable energies such as hydrogen, as well as tackling industrial CO2 emissions with a strong CO2 transport infrastructure. This is particularly crucial for CO2-heav...

(This article belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
200 Citations
27,019 Views
24 Pages

Transportation infrastructure has an enormous impact on sustainable development. To identify multiple impacts of transportation infrastructure and show emerging trends and challenges, this paper presents a scientometric review based on 2543 published...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Practice of Sustainable Built Environment in the Context of Developing Countries)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,919 Views
21 Pages

21 March 2023

The development of transportation infrastructure can ensure the strong recovery and reconstruction function of a city, and it is an important way to build a resilient city. Studying the impact of the transportation infrastructure level on urban resil...

(This article belongs to the Topic Sustainable Transport Systems and New Mobility Services: Challenges and Solutions, 2nd Volume)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,926 Views
14 Pages

17 December 2021

Investment in China’s transport infrastructure has contributed to its rapid economic growth, which also consumes a great deal of energy and generates a significant amount of carbon emissions. In these circumstances, it is worthwhile to discuss...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,134 Views
18 Pages

Carbon Reduction Effects in Transport Infrastructure: The Mediating Roles of Collusive Behavior and Digital Control Technologies

  • Da Wang,
  • Chongsen Ma,
  • Yun Chen,
  • Ai Wen and ,
  • Mengjun Hu and
  • Qi Luo
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

26 September 2024

Many countries have committed to carbon reductions and carbon neutrality targets in response to the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With economic development, the transportation sector has become a major source of carbon emi...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
13,131 Views
18 Pages

25 February 2022

With flooding and other weather events intensifying, more cost-effective erosion and flood control systems are needed. Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty), is part of an arsenal of sustainable, low cost, and green infrastructure tools to r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,438 Views
16 Pages

31 October 2022

As an important policy tool for urban economic development, transportation infrastructure development can influence the environmental loads and economic performances of cities. Naturally, the following questions arise. In China, has the transportatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
10,127 Views
20 Pages

Examining the Relationship between Transportation Infrastructure, Urbanization Level and Rural-Urban Income Gap in China

  • Meseret Chanieabate,
  • Hai He,
  • Chuyue Guo,
  • Betelhem Abrahamgeremew and
  • Yuanji Huang

22 May 2023

The development of transportation infrastructure plays a pivotal role in the regional economy from multiple dimensions. The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between transportation infrastructure development and income inequality in ur...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Sustainable Development of Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,128 Views
18 Pages

15 March 2023

Green development and the high-quality economic growth model have replaced the extensive growth model in an effort to reduce the large amounts of energy consumption and pollution emissions. Green total factor productivity has become an important indi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,061 Views
12 Pages

31 December 2020

Transportation infrastructure promotes the regional flow of production. The construction and use of transportation infrastructure have a crucial effect on climate change, the sustainable development of the economy, and Green Total Factor Productivity...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,968 Views
23 Pages

22 April 2025

This paper examines the impact of transport infrastructure on the economic development of regions, with an emphasis on sustainable development. Econometric models were used for the analysis, including generalized models and models with fixed and rand...

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