Sustainable Low Emission Mobility
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 6982
Special Issue Editors
Interests: behaviour change; car sharing; non-motorised transport; low carbon transport; transport planning
Interests: air pollution; noise; climate change; transport
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Transport, access to vital services and the ability to move around for work and leisure are key to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Nonetheless, transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are rising faster than other economic sectors, cancelling out emission reduction gains. In particular, rapid motorisation in developing countries is expected to increase their contribution to total global transport GHG emissions.
Motor vehicles, especially passenger vehicles and heavy-duty trucks, are a major source of air pollutants such as particulate matter (including black carbon), nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds that contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone.
The health risks of urban air pollution are serious. Poor air quality increases respiratory ailments such as asthma and bronchitis, heightens the risk of life-threatening conditions (e.g., cancer), and increases the burden on health care systems with substantial medical costs.
The 2015 UN Paris Agreement aims to limit global heating to below 1.5 °C to avoid risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, and economic growth. Far-reaching transitions in transport and other sectors are required to adapt to a changing climate and reduce emissions to avoid further climate change.
While transformational societal change will take time, action is required now to move to low emission mobility to reduce carbon and air pollutant emissions.
Providing a functioning, low emission transport system is a complex endeavour that will require paradigm shifts, systems-thinking, and creative solutions that have the potential for climate and clean air benefits.
The aim of this Special Issue on low emission mobility is to demonstrate the concepts, policy measures, and real-world practice that can contribute to low emission mobility in developed and developing country cities and peri-urban areas.
As part of this Special Issue, we invite high-quality papers that examine a range of issues that will result in a reduction in transport emissions. Topics include but are not limited to:
- Pricing (e.g., road pricing, yield management in aviation and high-speed trains);
- Low/alternative fuels such as biofuels and electricity and their challenges;
- Modal shift and intermodality;
- Measures to increase occupancy rates/efficiency of vehicles and public transport—for instance, the use of megatrucks or additional vehicles that emit fewer pollutants;
- Car sharing/promotion of ride sharing;
- Congestion charging/environmental charges;
- New vehicle technologies such as autonomous vehicles;
- Public transport/bus lanes/priority for public transport/bus rapid transport;
- Pedestrian zones/speed limit restrictions/speed management;
- Low emission zone restriction by license plate;
- Bike sharing/dedicated bike lanes;
- Taxation/subsidies to promote low emission mobility;
- Public transport, pricing, and regulation;
- Car parking policies;
- Regulation and subsidies to bring about cleaner vehicles;
- Policies/measure that encourage decoupling of the economy and transport growth.
This Special Issue entitled “Sustainable Low Emission Mobility” will address current policy and practice in this area to improve urban air quality, reduce GHG emissions, and foster sustainable mobility in both the developing and developed world.
We encourage the submission of contributions that adopt interdisciplinary approaches from around the world.
Dr. Gary Haq
Dr. Dieter Schwela
Dr. Alejandro Ortega-Hortelano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- low emission mobility
- non-motorised transport
- transport technology
- transport innovation
- transport policy
- transport planning
- transport economics
- disruptive transport technologies
- urban transport
- low carbon tranport
- air pollution and air quality
- greenhouse gases
- climate and clean air cobenefits
- climate change and climate action
