Citation
Monzón de Cáceres, Andrés and Wang, Yang
(2019).
Toward Sustainable and Low Carbon Road Transportation: Policies, Tools, and Planning Methods.
"Sustainability", v. 11
(n. 6);
p. 1709.
ISSN 2071-1050.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su11061709.
Abstract
The road sector is the dominant transport mode in terms of demand for both passengers and
goods. But at the same time, it is responsible for almost 72% of total greenhouse gas emissions
from transport (including international aviation and international shipping) [1]. The Special Issue
on Sustainable Road Transportation Planning was inspired to investigate how to face the challenges on
emissions reduction and to look ahead for advanced solutions from the planning and operational side.
During the last decade, road transportation has faced overwhelming changes: New travel
modes have emerged, advanced information and communication technologies (ICT) have aided
mobility service provision, and new regulations and economic standards appeared. No matter whether
transportation services are new or traditional, road planning should consider sustainability targets to
improve social, environmental, and economic requirements, meaning low carbon and more efficient
transport networks.
Under this consideration, 14 papers by authors coming from 11 countries contributed to
construct a picture of recent findings and techniques on the road transportation sector toward
sustainable planning.