Sustainability

Sustainable Strategies for Green Ports and Maritime Logistics: Innovations, Challenges, and Best Practices

edited by

Nicoletta González-Cancelas

,

Alberto Camarero Orive

, Francisco Soler Flores,

Rodrigo Pérez Fernández

and David Díaz Gutiérrez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8667 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics system planning; port operations; maritime system planning; optimization models; emerging technologies; sustainability; risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Maritime Logistics and Low-Carbon Transportation

edited by Chunhui Zhou,

Hongxiang Feng

, Fan Zhang and

Zhongyi Sui

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3427 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime logistics through complex systems; carbon peaking and carbon neutralization in maritime logistics; assessment methods; modeling; and simulation for sustainability in maritime logistics; advancements in low-carbon fuels and energy sources; emission control of air pollutants from ships; treatment of water pollutants in ships; ship emission monitoring; maritime carbon footprint reduction; pollution simulation; prevention of shipping pollution and green navigation; carbon emission reduction in the maritime sector; low-carbon transportation for shipping; data analytics and digital twin technique for port development; port cooperation and competition; port integration; port scheduling and resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Assessment of Highway Network Performance and Sustainable Traffic Control

edited by

Sadko Mandzuka

and Marko Šoštarić

submission deadline 6 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2107 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems; cooperative systems; highway traffic management; traffic demand management; expert systems; assessment of highway network performance; sustainability; new technologies for intelligent transport planning; big data in traffic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Mobility and Automated Vehicle: Challenges for a Desirable Future

edited by

Isabelle Nicolaï

, Julie Bulteau and Guy Fournier

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: automated vehicle; inclusive mobility; transportation governance; MaaS; affordability; behavioral acceptance; local territory; social innovation; intermodal transport; active modes; environmental efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Intelligent Systems for Infrastructure and Transport: Innovations in Prediction, Detection, and Optimization

edited by

Deqiang He

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban sustainable development; intelligent transportation system; green infrastructure and transport; green and intelligent operation and maintenance; structural health monitoring; prediction; detection; and optimization; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Vulnerability and Resilience of Transport Systems under Sustainable Transport Development

edited by

Caterina Malandri

submission deadline 18 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4510 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport network vulnerability and resilience; assessment of transport network reliability; robust and resilient transportation networks; transport network design for emergency management; transport system disruptions; resilience of multimodal transportation systems; recovery of transportation systems; impacts of disruptions of transportation services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Green Logistics and Sustainable Economy—2nd Edition

edited by

Vítor Caldeirinha

submission deadline 24 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2729 | Submission Open

Keywords: green logistics; circular economy; sustainable economy; reverse logistics; green transport; supply chain cooperation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability Assessments and Implementations in Transport Pavement Infrastructure

edited by

Fusong Wang

, Wenxiu Jiao, Zhilong Cao and Anqi Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19779 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavement; pollution controlling; low-carbon construction path; waste materials utilization; advanced pavement implementation; energy consumption; GHG emission; environmental assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Traffic and Mobility

edited by

Yanyan Xu

,

Yu Shen

and Chunxiao Li

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17598 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart transportation; public transportation; travel behavior; shared mobility; environmentally friendly mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transportation: Logistics and Route Network Aspects

edited by

Kristina Čižiūnienė

and

Jonas Matijosius

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15902 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; optimization; routing; modelling; challenges and problems in intermodal transport; new technologies; transport corridors; passenger transportation; environmental pollution management; green logistic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Revolutionizing Road Infrastructure: A Nexus of Bioengineering, Waste Valorization, and Intelligent Systems

edited by

Nader Nciri

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3825 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable road infrastructure; innovative construction materials; bio-asphalt and bio-additives; waste material recycling in construction; smart technologies in road construction; artificial intelligence and the internet of things in infrastructure; energy efficiency and conservation; greenhouse gas reduction; zero waste construction; analytical and simulation techniques in roadway design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications for Sustainability and Safety

edited by Dongdong Wang,

Amjad Pervez

, Chenzhu Wang and Liqiang Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2879 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation system; traffic safety; machine learning; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advanced Machine Learning and AI Techniques for Winter Weather Traffic Modelling in Cold Region Highways

edited by

Hyuk Jae Roh

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2137 | Submission Open

Keywords: winter weather traffic modeling; cold region highways; machine learning; artificial intelligence; predictive modeling; traffic flow prediction; real-time traffic management; snowstorm traffic management; icy road conditions; weather-integrated traffic data; traffic safety; accident reduction; AI-based traffic solutions; comparative analysis of machine learning techniques; winter traffic management policy; smart transportation systems; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); road safety in winter conditions; big data in traffic management; climate impact on traffic systems; winter highway closure and reopen; vulnerability index development with traffic reduction; traffic reduction contour map development in network scale; weather data augmentation under scarcity of snowfall and severe cold temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Transportation Systems and Infrastructures Planning, Optimization, and Management

edited by

Andrea Pompigna

and

Giulia Del Serrone

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation system and infrastructures optimization; transport planning; traffic and infrastructure management; sustainable mobility; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); traffic simulation; congestion mitigation; multimodal integration; big data in transportation; road safety and risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancing Public Transport and Urban Infrastructures for Micro-Mobility in Sustainable Cities

edited by

Sebastian Seriani

,

Fernandes Vicente

and Taku Fujiyama

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open

Keywords: equity; accessibility; and sustainability; service-level analysis; intermodality; and railway infrastructure; inclusive design and universal accessibility in public transport; crowd management and public space; spatial analysis of mobility and big data; the use of innovative technologies and methodologies; urban environment and mobility challenges; public policies in sustainable mobility; strategies for the promotion of public and non-motorized transport; the resilience of public transport systems and urban infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transportation: Planning, Design, Construction and Engineering to Promote Economic Efficiency and Social Equity

edited by

Nishantha Bandara

, Sunanda Dissanayake and Elin Jensen

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; social equity; recycled materials; transportation safety; life cycle assessment (LCA); life cycle cost analysis (LCCA); design; construction; transportation accessibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transportation: Human–Computer Interaction and Intelligent Transportation

edited by Amir Hossein Ghasemi, Srinivas Pulugurtha, Baisravan HomChaudhuri and Lei Zhu

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent infrastructure; human-centered design; smart mobility solutions; augmented reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advances in Sustainability in Air Transport and Multimodality

edited by

Vittorio Di Vito

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7932 | Submission Open

Keywords: air traffic management (ATM); door-to-door transport; urban air mobility (UAM); advanced air mobility (AAM); unmanned traffic management (UTM); U-space; multimodal transport concept of operations (ConOps); intermodal transport; passenger experience; journey optimization; air transport; surface transport; rail transport; water transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Transportation Electrification and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Technologies

edited by

Yingdong He

and Bin Zou

submission deadline 11 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation electrification; travel behavior modeling; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); vehicle-to-building (V2B); vehicle-to-everything (V2X); electric vehicles (EVs); distributed energy resources (DERs); charging management; resilience; backup power

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Transportation and Sustainable Mobility; Users’ Transitions for a Greener Future

edited by Béatrice Cahour and Sonia Adelé

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10396 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility modes; users’ acceptance; users’ experience; users’ expectations; users’ motivations; soft modes; shared cars; public transport; electric vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transportation: Strategies for Enhancing Safety and Reliability

edited by

Matjaž Šraml

and

Chiara Gruden

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6322 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; sustainable mobility; safe roads and vehicles; human factors in road safety; vulnerable road users

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Research on Sustainable Transportation and Urban Traffic—2nd Edition

edited by

Vincenzo Gallelli

and

Rosolino Vaiana

submission deadline 27 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8032 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable road transport; traffic flow modeling; smart cities; smart roads; innovative public transport solutions; transportation; intelligent transportation systems; fuel consumption and emissions; safety of vulnerable road users; urban intersection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advances in the Development of Resilient, Reliable and Sustainable Transportation Networks

edited by Neïla Bhouri and

Tiziana Campisi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7102 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility management and control; sustainability; resilience; reliability; ITS; eco-driving; autonomous vehicles; multi-modal transportation; MaaS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics for Sustainability in Tourism

edited by

Jan A. Wendt

, Kulyash Kaimuldinova and

Zharas Berdenov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6918 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable tourism; comfort; transport; logistics; city; urban region; community; social infrastructure; economic effect; tourism development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transportation: Driving Behaviours and Road Safety

edited by

Isidoro Russo

and

Gianluca Genovese

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6659 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; driving behaviours; electric and hydrogen vehicles; transport of dangerous goods; statistical analysis; risk analysis; road tunnel safety; open and enclosed spaces; traffic accidents; fires

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Intelligent Transportation: Cooperative Systems and Vehicle Automation

edited by Jia Hu,

Haoran Wang

and

Jintao Lai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6410 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; cooperative system; vehicle automation; driver assistance; eco-driving; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability of Pavement Engineering and Road Materials

edited by

Chaohui Wang

,

Qian Chen

, Ping Li and Yuanzhao Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3984 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; road materials; sustainability; functional materials; environmental protection; solid waste; pavement recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

From Concept to Reality: The Role of Micromobility in Enabling the 15-Minute City Vision

edited by

Paraskevas Nikolaou

,

Socrates Basbas

and

Byron Ioannou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open

Keywords: 15-minute city; micromobility; electric bikes; shared mobility systems; sustainable mobility; urban development; policymaking for promoting sustainable mobility; sprawl cities; inclusive spaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transport Planning: Reducing Emissions for a Greener Future

edited by

Hamad Al Jassmi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban transport planning; sustainable mobility; multi-modal transportation; low emission vehicles; green infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovative and Sustainable Planning, Control and Optimization Methods for Urban Transportation System

edited by Yiming Bie, Hu Zhang and Shidong Liang

submission deadline 2 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14628 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation; transportation planning; traffic signal control; operation optimization; sustainable transportation; urban transit; artificial intelligence; big data; traffic safety; connected and automated vehicle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Smart Transport Based on Sustainable Transport Development

edited by

Bin Ji

and

Shuanglin Li

submission deadline 6 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1836 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart transport; sustainable transportation; green transport technologies; intelligent transport systems; green logistics; connected and autonomous vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Towards Safe Horizons: Redefining Mobility in Future Transport

edited by

Miroslava Mikušová

,

Jacek Oskarbski

and

Kyandoghere Kyamakya

submission deadline 8 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3144 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport and mobility management; road safety; infrastructure; evaluation; sustainability; trends; innovations; safety measures; ITS; autonomous vehicles; e-mobility; development; planning; forecasting; behaviour; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Urban Mobility Management and Road Behavior of Vulnerable Users

edited by

Mireia Faus

, Francisco Alonso and

Cristina Esteban

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10929 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; urban planning; pedestrian; cyclist; vulnerable users; sustainable transportation; safety measures; user behavior; infrastructures; road traffic campaigns; road safety education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advanced Railway Infrastructures Engineering: Toward Sustainable Transport

edited by

Stjepan Lakušić

, Ivo Haladin and

Katarina Vranešić

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; sustainable transport; climate resilience; track monitoring; environmental performance; noise and vibration; corrosion; stray current

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Urban Mobility: Road Safety and Traffic Engineering

edited by Evangelos Paschalidis and

Socrates Basbas

submission deadline 16 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1580 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban transport; road safety; traffic engineering; smart mobility; pedestrian safety; cyclist safety; micromobility; autonomous vehicles; traffic management; infrastructure design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Management of Logistic and Supply Chain

edited by

Mladen Krstić

,

Željko Stević

and

Snežana Tadić

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22900 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistics; sustainable supply chain; circular economy; smart logistics; closed-loop supply chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transport Research and Railway Network Performance

edited by

Svetla Stoilova

and

Borna Abramović

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10493 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway network performance; railway corridors performance; sustainable railway transportation; sustainable railway system; railway traffic; railway management; railway passenger transport; railway freight transport; timetabling; intermodal transport; multimodal transport; urban rail transport; metro systems; connectivity; mobility; risk assessment; mathematical modelling and optimization; MCDM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Transportation and Infrastructure for Sustainability

edited by

Larysa Neduzha

and

Iryna Bondarenko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8636 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport/infrastructure; water/road/rail/air/pipeline transport/infrastructure; freight/passenger transportation; water/road/rail/air/pipeline construction; design of water/road/rail/air/pipeline routes/means; water/road/rail/air/pipeline operation and capacity; water/road/rail/air/pipeline risk assessment; innovation; energy saving; and ecology in water/road/rail/air/pipeline transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability of the Intelligent Transportation System and Road Safety

edited by

Péter Tamás

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1700 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable transport systems; new principles in intelligent transport systems; traffic modelling; transport planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Routing Systems in Sustainable Future Transportation

edited by

Yinlong Liu

and Shengyong Ding

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometry vision; intelligent robotics; intelligent transportation; machine vision; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

The Optimization of Sustainable Maritime Transportation System

edited by Kang Chen, Lang Xu and

Zhongzhen Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: green shipping technologies and practices; sustainable shipping and port performance evaluations; ship emissions estimation and monitoring; planning and decision-making for maritime transport sustainability; environmental; economic; and social impacts of decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advances in Intelligent and Sustainable Transportation Through Multidisciplinary Approaches

edited by Zhiwu Huang and

Heng Li

submission deadline 8 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation; sustainable transportation; electric vehicles; public transportation; transportation safety; road safety; autonomous vehicles; multidisciplinary approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Design of Sustainable Supply Chain and Transportation Service Mode

edited by

GuoJun Ji

submission deadline 11 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4028 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; smart logistics; transportation logistics service design; logistics management decisions; supply chain removes risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Enterprise Operation and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Reza Eslamipoor

submission deadline 19 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7860 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; environmental sustainability; operation management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transport: Logistic, Optimization, Traffic Flow and Road Safety

edited by Domenico Gattuso and

Giuseppe Guido

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 898 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; logistics optimization; traffic flow management; green technologies; road safety; energy efficiency; social equity in transportation; last-mile logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transitions in Transport Energy Consumption: Self-Contained Transport Energy Systems Using Renewable Energy

edited by

Ruifeng Shi

, Fang Fu and Xingtang Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 567 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; self-contained transport energy systems; transport energy systems; new energy vehicles; electric vehicles; electric vehicle charging/discharging station; decarbonization in transport systems; low-carbon-based transport operation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Intelligent Transportation Systems and Sustainable Multimodal Transport

edited by Evangelos Bekiaris and

Maria Gkemou

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital twins; embedded solutions; digitalisation of infrastructure; cooperative connected automated driving; physical and digital infrastructure; sustainable multimodal transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

BRICS+: Sustainable Development of Air Transport and Tourism

edited by Fernandes Elton and Fulufhelo Netswera

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4623 | Submission Open

Keywords: air transport; BRICS+ and Global South; case study; Global North tourism; emerging countries; economic causality between air transport and tourism; inbound and outbound tourism; geopolitical bottlenecks; middle class growth; tourism market forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Towards Sustainable Urban Transport System

edited by

Ammar O. Abulibdeh

and Mohamed Kharbeche

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3030 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; electric vehicles; smart cities; public transit systems; carbon emission reduction; shared mobility; mobility as a service; non-motorized transport; green infrastructure; transportation policy; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Traffic Flow Management and Smart Transportation

edited by Jinhao Liang, Chaopeng Tan, Jiwei Feng and Jian Wu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable traffic management; smart transportation systems; advanced autonomous driving technologies; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); urban mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

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