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Climate Change and Transport

A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 2505

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mark Zuidgeest

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Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Interests: transport in developing countries; transport modeling; transport-related social exclusion; transport geography; choice modelling; (public) transport network design; location–allocation optimization; walkability assessment; climate change, cities and transport
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Dr. Nnene Obiora

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Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and The Built Environment, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Interests: transport network design; BRT network; climate change and transport
Prof. Dr. Teodoro Georgiadis

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Institute for the BioEconomy, IBE-CNR, Bologna Section, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
Interests: urban climate; urban meteorology; urban pollution; urban planning
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleague,

More greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere by transportation than by any other sector of our economy, which contributes to global warming. Rising global average temperatures and extreme weather events in turn can cause harm to infrastructure, disrupt transportation systems, and endanger public safety. This impact is hard felt both in the Global North as well as the Global South.

Cities are both the cause and solution to climate change. Globally, cities are trying to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, whereas many are also turning to adaptation measures and resilience. Urban climatologists study the interaction between urban areas and the atmosphere, including the effect transport has on the urban climate and how urban areas, and the people and services within, are impacted by climate change.

This Special Issue invites contributions that are preferably model-based and/or data-driven and which study the interaction between transport in urban areas and the urban climate. Papers from both Global North as well as the Global South contexts are welcome and could include topics, but not limited to:

  • Impact of delivery services and last mile logistics on urban climate;
  • Model-based scenario analysis for city-wide low emissions analysis;
  • Health impacts of transport and climate change;
  • Resilience in integrated urban transport;
  • Analytical methods and techniques for modelling transport impacts on the urban climate;
  • Digital twinning of urban areas for climate change research;
  • Assessment of climate threats to transportation infrastructure;
  • Modelling and analyzing the nexus transportation, air pollution, and climate change;
  • Adaptation of transport to climate change;
  • Decision-support tools for transport and climate change.

Dr. Mark Zuidgeest
Dr. Nnene Obiora
Dr. Teodoro Georgiadis
Guest Editors

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Exploring Adaptation Strategies to Mitigate Climate Threats to Transportation Infrastructure in Nigeria: Lagos City, as a Case Study
by Wesam H. Beitelmal, Samuel Chukwujindu Nwokolo, Edson L. Meyer and Chinedu Christian Ahia
Climate 2024, 12(8), 117; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12080117 - 8 Aug 2024
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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 challenges posed by climate change to transportation systems. By [...] Read more.
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 challenges posed by climate change to transportation systems. By analyzing the current vulnerabilities and potential impacts of climate change on transportation infrastructure, the authors identify and propose four current challenges facing transportation infrastructure as a result of climate change. These threats include the impact of rising sea levels on coastal roads and bridges, the vulnerability of inland transportation systems to extreme weather events such as floods and heavy rainfall, the potential disruption of transportation networks as storms become more frequent and intense, and the implications of temperature changes on road surfaces and their structural integrity. The study also identified and proposed ten potential adaptation measures that can enhance the resilience of transportation systems in Lagos, Nigeria. The adaptive measures ranged from increasing the resilience of road networks through the implementation of proper drainage systems and slope stabilization measures to forming partnerships with private sector companies to promote sustainable practices and the development of green transportation initiatives. To facilitate these adaptive measures, the authors used them to develop various policy frameworks for transportation resilience in Lagos, Nigeria. These policy frameworks aimed to provide guidelines and regulations for the implementation of adaptive measures, ensuring their effective integration into the transportation system. The authors emphasized the importance of stakeholder engagement and public participation in decision-making processes to foster a sense of ownership and collective responsibility towards building resilient transportation systems. By adapting to these measures, Lagos, Nigeria, can enhance its ability to withstand and recover from transportation disruptions caused by various hazards, such as extreme weather events, infrastructure failures, or security threats. Full article
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