Mobility Innovations and Sustainable Society
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (17 October 2023) | Viewed by 3958
Special Issue Editors
Interests: urban economics; behavioral modelling; electric vehicles; demand modelling; human behavior; choice modelling; sustainable development
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: travel behavior, transport planning; choice modelling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In today’s world, societies are faced with complex challenges, such as rapid urbanization, climate change and demographic change, which demand new technologies, business models, services, and consequently innovative solutions supported by digitalization. Transport is at the center of many of these economic and social development challenges, as it accounts for about 64% of global oil consumption, 27% of all energy use, and 23% of the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. To reduce emissions and the carbon footprint, the mobility sector is moving toward using innovative solutions formed by digital technologies on a large scale. There is a worldwide growing interest in the transport sector in lowering carbon emissions by offering innovative sustainable private and public mobility services (e.g., shared mobility and micromobility). Despite significant efforts in promoting these mobility services, their market penetration has not yet reached a level that can yield substantial outcomes. Concerns regarding perceived comfort, flexibility, and safety, particularly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, have posed significant challenges for shared mobility services. During a prolonged pandemic, these public services and innovative shared mobility solutions may need to be reconsidered and restructured.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to highlight innovative mobility services to help promote sustainable transport systems. This Special Issue welcomes behavioral analyses that provide insights into travelers’ needs and expectations to increase the adaptation rate for such services and encourage decision-makers and city planners to make more informed decisions about the future development of cities and their sustainability.
In this Special Issue, we welcome research and review papers that cover a wide range of research areas, including but not limited to, the following topics:
- Sustainable transport systems;
- Innovative mobility services;
- Travel behaviour modelling;
- Shard mobility demand analysis;
- Shared mobility economics;
- Integration of innovative mobility services, including autonomous vehicles and drones;
- Shared mobility and mobility as a service;
- Last-mile logistic services;
- Social equity in shared mobility;
- Market adoption analysis;
- Policy and regulation.
Dr. Ali Ardeshiri
Dr. Milad Ghasri
Dr. Milad Mehdizadeh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable transport systems
- innovative mobility services
- travel behaviour modelling
- shard mobility demand analysis
- shared mobility economics
- last-mile logistic services
- social equity in shared mobility
- market adoption analysis
- policy and regulation
