Smart Mobility for Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 217
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smart mobility; autonomous and connected vehicles; cognitive IoT; machine learning; combinatorial optimization
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Interests: traffic flow theory; traveller and driver behaviour modelling; dynamic traffic assignment; transportation network control; optimization; use of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in transportation; intelligent vehicle systems; connected and autonomous vehicles; transportation energy and environmental modelling; transportation safety modelling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global population growth and the population shift from rural to urban areas, driven by social and economic needs, have resulted in several social, economic, and environmental challenges. These challenges have in turn given rise to a need for global action plans to guarantee sustainable development. The United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, approved in 2015 by the UN General Assembly, is an example of such an action plan to address critical areas for humanity and the planet. The agenda’s core is composed of 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). These 17 SDGs and their 169 subdivided targets are interdependent and interlinked. All industries have roles to play to achieve sustainable development and mobility is no exception to that as it is critical in terms of providing access to key aspects of life such as work, education, health, shopping, and entertainment. This Special Issue addresses the roles smart mobility plays as an enabler of sustainable development as well as the barriers that need to be addressed in order for the full potential of smart mobility technology, a key enabler to achieve SDGs, to be achieved.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Smart mobility for society-related SDGs;
- Smart mobility for environment-related SDGs;
- Smart mobility for economy-related SDGs;
- Smart mobility for resilience to environmental, economic, and social disasters;
- Affordable mobility and universal basic mobility;
- The role of smart mobility in suitable cities;
- Smart mobility technologies for good health and well-being;
- E-mobility in land, air, and water;
- Sharing and gig economy-based mobility services;
- Circular Industry 4.0 in transportation systems and services;
- Barrier-free inclusive mobility;
- Potential barriers.
This Special Issue seeks to foster collaboration and the exchange of knowledge by compiling a diverse collection of research articles, reviews, and perspectives from academics, technologists, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), mobility service providers, city planners, and policymakers. We welcome contributions from various disciplines to contribute their expertise and insights to this Special Issue. This collective effort will provide a comprehensive overview of the current understanding and future directions regarding the role of smart mobility systems and services in achieving sustainable development.
Dr. Alaa Khamis
Dr. Hesham A. Rakha
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart mobility
- sustainable mobility
- green mobility
- affordable mobility
- accessible/inclusive mobility
- sustainable development goals
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