Sustainable Mobility Challenges in the Latin American Context

Vicente Aprigliano (), Gabriel Teixeira Barros, Marcos Vinicius Silva Maia Santos, Catalina Toro, Gonzalo Rojas, Sebastian Seriani, Marcelino Aurelio Vieira da Silva and Ualison Rébula de Oliveira
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Vicente Aprigliano: Escuela de Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avda Brasil 2147, Valparaíso 2362804, Chile
Gabriel Teixeira Barros: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Av. Beira Mar 436, Rio de Janeiro 20021060, RJ, Brazil
Marcos Vinicius Silva Maia Santos: Institute of Geography, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier 524, Rio de Janeiro 20550013, RJ, Brazil
Catalina Toro: Escuela de Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avda Brasil 2147, Valparaíso 2362804, Chile
Gonzalo Rojas: Escuela de Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avda Brasil 2147, Valparaíso 2362804, Chile
Sebastian Seriani: Escuela de Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avda Brasil 2147, Valparaíso 2362804, Chile
Marcelino Aurelio Vieira da Silva: Transportation Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Horácio Macedo, Bloco G, 2030 101 Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941450, RJ, Brazil
Ualison Rébula de Oliveira: Departamento de Administração e Administração Pública de Volta Redonda, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)/MPA-ICHS, MSG-TCE and DSG-TCE, 783 Des. Ellis H. Figueira St Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro 27213145, RJ, Brazil

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-27

Abstract: Sustainable mobility and transport are topics that have been rising exponentially since the 2000s within the academic community and society. One of the main drivers for this is the intensification of the urbanization processes on a global scale, which leads to higher demand for services and transport systems, consequently bringing more severe concern regarding social, environmental, and economic issues. However, nations do not seem to advance at the same pace regarding the proposition of policies and the implementation of strategies to promote sustainable mobility and transport. Latin American countries have long been striving to improve and implement, on a larger scale, mobility solutions toward more sustainable human agglomerations. Therefore, this article analyzes the sustainable mobility challenges in the Latin American context through a systematic literature review process. The main results show that within the Latin American context, there is a significant focus on the social inequality of mobility in urban areas, which is developed in studies through mobility indicators and modeling, participatory and other qualitative approaches, and a critical analysis of public policies. However, there is a need to explore, through alternative methodologies, such as experimental and in-situ evaluations, the paths/routes of trips within the Latin American context at different scales to promote a better understanding and strategies to advance towards more sustainable cities and mobilities and deliver a better mobility experience for citizens, adding value to the mobility itself.

Keywords: sustainable mobility; sustainable transport; Latin American context; global context (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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