Enhancing Sustainable Urban Mobility Through Shared Autonomous Vehicles and Strategic Street Planning Scenarios
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 75
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Rural-Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zographos, Greece
Interests: sustainable mobility; transport geography; future mobility; transport policy; urban planning; regional transport; transport economics
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Interests: sustainable mobility; participatory methods; prospective studies; urban planning; transport policies; sustainable freight transportation
Interests: transport policy; cycling; sustainable mobility; legislation; transport planning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable mobility is now a well-known concept transforming cities and regional areas through the promotion of active travel and collective transport modes. Recent technological advancements such as autonomous driving are expected to revolutionize travel behavior and social interactions, thus influencing sustainable mobility schemes. In particular, shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) are expected to play a transformative role in future transport systems by reducing vehicle ownership, enhancing accessibility and road safety, mitigating congestion, and freeing-up public space. However, the deployment of SAVs might also raise concerns about affordability, social equity, and inclusivity. Thus, new research should give emphasis to strategic approaches that deal with these challenges, while simultaneously appraising the potential benefits of SAVs in sustainable mobility schemes.
The aim of this Special Issue (SI) is to explore various strategic planning scenarios that integrate SAVs into urban and regional contexts with the aim of truly enhancing sustainable and fair mobility. As planning implications related to SAVs have not yet been thoroughly investigated, this SI aspires to enrich the ongoing scientific debate. For instance, this SI could be a “forum” for outlining new pathways, innovative methods, and original findings that could guide academia and policymakers. Bearing in mind that enhancing sustainable mobility will bring about diverse economic, social, and environmental benefits, this Special Issue completely aligns with the principles of sustainability.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Specifically, the submission of conceptual papers, methodological papers, empirical studies, simulation modelling, surveys or interviews, comparative analysis papers, and case studies is encouraged. Research topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Strategic planning in urban areas;
- Regional mobility and SAVs;
- Accessibility and equity implications of integrating SAVs into the transport system;
- Multimodal scenario planning;
- Perceived insights on SAVs and strategic planning ;
- Impacts of strategic planning scenarios incorporating SAVs;
- Participatory approaches to strategic planning for SAVs.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Stefanos Tsigdinos
Dr. Ioannis Chatziioannou
Dr. Efthimios Bakogiannis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable mobility
- shared autonomous vehicles
- transportation systems
- future mobility
- efficiency
- accessibility
- scenario planning
- strategic planning
- transport equity
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