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Feb 4, 2021 · Sustainable urban transportation systems address social, economic, and environmental issues in a balanced manner, and promote access, affordability, safety, equity, efficiency, and economic viability, while simultaneously minimising their emissions and other environmental impacts (OECD, Citation 2002; Pardo, Jiemian, Hongyuan, & Mohanty ...
- Linda E. Karjalainen, Sirkku Juhola
- 2021
May 29, 2023 · Global assessments of the environmental impacts of urban transport policies have been carried out either using descriptive approaches focusing on current situations and comparing cities, or...
- The Issue of Transport and the Environment. The issue of transportation and the environment is paradoxical since transportation conveys substantial socioeconomic benefits, but at the same time, transportation is impacting environmental systems.
- The Transport – Environment Link. a. Contemporary evolution. The relationships between transport and the environment are multidimensional. Some aspects are unknown, and some new findings may lead to changes in environmental policies.
- Environmental Dimensions. Transportation activities support increasing mobility demands for passengers and freight, notably in urban areas. But transport activities have resulted in growing levels of motorization and congestion.
- Environmental Externalities. Externalities are an economic concept that refers to the activities of a subset having consequences, positive or negative, intended or unintended, on other groups.
May 24, 2021 · Five SDG targets are directly related to the transport sector, addressing road safety (target 3.6), energy efficiency (target 7.3), sustainable infrastructure (target 9.1), urban access (target 11.2), and fossil fuel subsidies (target 12.c). Many others are indirectly related.
assesses the transportation systems of 24 cities in terms of their impact on city residents. To do so, we collected a comprehensive set of indicators that cover all modes of transport (personal, public, shared, bicycling, and walking) before, during, and after a journey.
Dec 20, 2023 · 1. Focus on fundamentals. Cities must continually invest in their mobility systems or they risk falling behind, according to the Urban Mobility Readiness Index 2023. They can’t ignore the new technologies. Record-breaking heatwaves accelerated the need for greener modes of transportation and improved access to active mobility.
Feb 28, 2022 · Sustainable biomass fuels can provide additional emission reduction benefits for land transport in the short to medium term. Shared and intelligent urban transportation systems make it convenient for residents to adopt green travel methods and public transportation.
