Urban Transportation Concept and Sustainable Urban Mobility in Smart Cities: A Review

Inese Mavlutova (), Dzintra Atstaja, Janis Grasis, Jekaterina Kuzmina, Inga Uvarova and Dagnija Roga
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Inese Mavlutova: Department of Economics and Finance, BA School of Business and Finance, Kr. Valdemara 161, LV-1013 Riga, Latvia
Dzintra Atstaja: Management Department, BA School of Business and Finance, Kr. Valdemara 161, LV-1013 Riga, Latvia
Janis Grasis: Faculty of Law, Riga Stradins University, Dzirciema 16, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia
Jekaterina Kuzmina: Department of Economics and Finance, BA School of Business and Finance, Kr. Valdemara 161, LV-1013 Riga, Latvia
Inga Uvarova: Management Department, BA School of Business and Finance, Kr. Valdemara 161, LV-1013 Riga, Latvia
Dagnija Roga: Management Department, BA School of Business and Finance, Kr. Valdemara 161, LV-1013 Riga, Latvia

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: In order to create a sustainable future for the urban environment in s=Smart cities, it is necessary to develop a concept of urban transport, partially reduce the use of traditional transport, primarily cars, as well as the environmental pressure on society, which is essential to move to a sustainable urban future. In the latest discussions on the future of the urban transport system, the quality of the environment, and the possibility of its improvement are discussed, this issue became especially relevant with the onset of the pandemic, when the lockdowns were introduced. The problem of sustainable transport in urban areas has been recognized in academic studies, searching for appropriate models and solutions. The article presents the latest literature review and illustrates the newest trends with several examples. VOS Viewer software has been used to classify the different keywords, according to their co-citation, following clustering techniques. By analyzing the research conducted by other researchers, it has been possible to structure the ecosystem and trends in the Urban Transportation Concept, also mentioning likely future trends. Based on the literature analysis of the Sustainable Urban Transport, the authors of the study found that a large group of researchers deal with technical solutions and innovative business models, while the essential behavioral aspects are examined in less detail. Extensive literature analysis allowed the authors to select several solutions to achieve the transformation towards sustainable transportation in urban areas: new vehicle technologies and their environmental factors’ analysis, geographic information systems, the analytic hierarchy process method, the time series analysis of road traffic accidents using multiplicative models, electrification and use of Friedman Analysis of Variance by Ranks, as well as innovations in sharing mobility.

Keywords: urban transportation concept; sustainable urban mobility; individual transport vehicles; smart mobility; car sharing; urban transportation models; low carbon transport means (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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