Problems of Sustainable Functioning of Urban Transport Systems

Sustainable public urban transport systems: The case of Curitiba

Sustainable Urban Transport Systems: An Expert-based Strategic Scenario Approach

Current trends in transport indicate that the system is moving away from sustainability and that major changes are necessary to make the transport system more compatible with environmental sustainability. Main problems may occur in urban transport, where not many promising solutions are expected, while the problems are severe. In view of the great number of uncertainties, we will in our paper r...

Sustainable Urban Systems

This special issue demonstrates how practical solutions to the development of sustainable cities can be achieved through studying urban metabolism, urban ecology, city carbon and water footprints, the dynamics of city growth, and the interdependency between social actors, institutions, and biophysical system flows. than half the world’s people and about 80% of those in developed nations live in...

Sustainable Transport Systems:

INTRODUCTION A sustainable transport system must provide mobility and accessibility to all urban residents in a safe and environment friendly mode of transport. This is a complex and difficult task when the needs and demands of people belonging to different income groups are not only different but also often conflicting. For example, if a large proportion of the population can not afford to use...

The Role of Urban Transport in Sustainable Human Settlements Development