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heories about the origins and developments of modern cities seem to agree, without exception, to a point: the city is the place of maximum concentration of exchange. Activities, in fact, are located into urban and metropolitan agglomerations to minimize the resources needed to meet the growing need for relationships and exchanges with other activities. In recent years, the concentration and specialization of these activities have led to an extraordinary increase in intensity and quality of exchange needs, with the obvious consequence of congestion in most metropolitan areas with predictable consequences on the sustainability of urban areas, on the quality of life of its inhabitants and on the energy consumption associated with the growing demand for mobility. As a result, in recent years, several authors have argued for greater integration between urban planning policies, mobility management and energy efficiency. In this context, this volume aims to provide a contribution in this direction and presents the results of a research project aimed at the development of an integrated city-mobility-energy governance model. In particular, the first part of this work give an overview of the complex relationships between mobility, energy consumption and built environment through a meta-analysis of the recent literature. Specifically, in this section, the two main sources of energy consumption in urban areas (energy consumption in the residential sector and energy consumption of transport) are considered. These sectors represent, according to the latest estimates, respectively 32% and 35% of the final energy consumption. The section introduces several characteristics of the built environment such as density, functional mix or accessibility and described as such factors affect energy consumption in the transport and residential sectors. Understanding these relationships is of crucial importance for the development of a coordinated mix of actions aimed at reducing energy consumption in urban areas. Subsequently, the main models present in the literature for estimating residential energy consumption and urban transport energy consumption are presented, paying particular attention to the strengths and weaknesses of each model, the complexity and the related technical and operational aspects related to the implementation of such models. In the second part of this work, the focus is on the techniques for the representation and classification of energy consumption in urban areas through an application to the case study of Naples. Particularly, this section places particular emphasis on the new opportunities offered by the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and by the increasing availability of new data sources. The work integrates the use of "traditional" data sources such as census surveys, new data sources (in particular open and large data) with spatial analyzes developed ad hoc to provide exhaustive knowledge of energy consumption patterns within the city of Naples. The proposed methodology is validated by comparing the results obtained with the previously available data for the study area and by the implementation of spatial statistical analyzes in a GIS environment. The proposed methodology is a useful tool for public decision-makers and policy makers aimed at defining integrated government strategies for the reducing and optimizing of public and private energy consumption. In particular, the methodology described in this work is useful for classifying and representing energy consumption on an urban scale, for the identification of critical areas in terms of consumption, and for ex post evaluation of interventions on the urban system.

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The climate crisis is hitting around the world, including in the Middle East and its cities. Urban regions are exposed to increasingly frequent heat waves and floods that leave decision makers without immediate answers. In the context of this global crisis, this book addresses the need for a better understanding of the current model of urban expansion. Cities are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but they are also celebrated for their contribution to economic growth. The current moment is one of a large paradigm shift as climate change is now recognized as a legitimate public problem. This is especially true for city dwellers, who are increasingly exposed to climate change, the loss of biodiversity and heavy pollution while natural breathing spaces continue to shrink around them. The sixteen chapters of this book do not offer any off-the-rack or technical solutions, but they analyze the urban conundrum and the contribution of cities to the climate crisis. Some chapters focus on individual car ownership, land privatization, waste management and land use changes under the guise of development. Others explore local and contextual answers to urban governance issues. With the support of CEDEJ and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, researchers, experts and civil society actors explore the ongoing transformations of Middle Eastern urban environments and mobilities and question them in relation to the climate crisis. The contributions are based on empirical knowledge gathered in the Nile Delta, the Greater Cairo Region, Riyadh and Beirut. Without concessions to mainstream thinking, this book contributes to a better understanding of urban challenges, climate threats and policy responses in contexts marked by growing environmental inequalities.

Economics --- Environmental Studies --- climate change --- air pollution --- anthropocene --- sustainable mobility --- waste --- cities in transition --- architecture and rehabilitation --- urban expansions --- urban development challenges --- social and ecological justice --- nature-based solutions --- urban governance

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Urban transportation --- City planning --- Regional planning --- Transports urbains --- Urbanisme --- Aménagement du territoire --- Periodicals. --- Périodiques --- City planning. --- Regional planning. --- Urban transportation. --- Engineering --- Automobile and Transportation --- urban planning --- environment --- urban geography --- transport geography --- transport planning --- sustainable mobility --- City transportation --- Metropolitan transportation --- Municipal transportation --- Transportation, Urban --- Regional development --- State planning --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Planning --- Government policy --- Management --- Transportation --- Urban policy --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Landscape protection --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban renewal --- Transport engineering --- Economic geography

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This Special Issue is dedicated to sustainable mobility and transport, with a special focus on technological advancements. Global transport systems are significant sources of air, land, and water emissions. A key motivator for this Special Issue was the diversity and complexity of mitigating transport emissions and industry adaptions towards increasingly stricter regulation. Originally, the Special Issue called for papers devoted to all forms of mobility and transports. The papers published in this Special Issue cover a wide range of topics, aiming to increase understanding of the impacts and effects of mobility and transport in working towards sustainability, where most studies place technological innovations at the heart of the matter. The goal of the Special Issue is to present research that focuses, on the one hand, on the challenges and obstacles on a system-level decision making of clean mobility, and on the other, on indirect effects caused by these changes.

shared mobility --- piezoelectric --- energy harvesting --- two-wheelers --- smart city --- business models --- regulation --- logistics --- supply chains --- Finland --- Russia --- high-speed railway --- income gap --- club convergence --- nonlinear time-varying factor model --- research review --- trucks --- emission --- regulations --- modal choice --- sustainable mobility --- Mallorca mobility --- logistic regression --- transport planning --- transport --- sustainability --- mobility --- simulation --- life cycle analysis --- passenger car --- environmental impact --- hybrid electric vehicle --- battery electric vehicle --- electric vehicle policy --- electric vehicle incentives --- charging infrastructure --- green transport strategy --- Gauteng province --- mobile-energy-as-a-service (MEaaS) --- mobile energy --- urban electromobility --- electric vehicle --- renewable energy resource --- bidirectional electric vehicle charging --- natural language processing (NLP) --- topic modelling --- BERT --- transportation --- newspaper --- magazine --- academic research --- journalism --- deep learning --- smart cities

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This Special Issue presents an in-depth analysis of transport research commissioned by the UK Department for International Development under the High Volume Transport Programme (2017-2023). The analysis done in the period 2018-2019 contributes to the UK response to improving transport in the low-income countries in Africa and South Asia. As a result, key priorities have been identified for applied research in 2020 to make road, rail and urban transport more efficient and affordable, and all transport greener, safer and more inclusive for all users. This applied research is a vital link in making transport a sustainable lifeline for people in low-income countries, because transport gives farmers and manufacturers access to domestic and international markets and people in rural and urban areas access to schools and health services.

capability plan --- low-income countries --- railways --- railway technical strategy --- South Asia --- Sub-Saharan Africa --- sustainability --- low-carbon transport --- sustainable mobility --- climate change strategies --- transport policy --- Paris Agreement --- gender --- transport --- accessibility --- smart city --- smart mobility --- low- and middle-income countries --- transport corridor --- transport infrastructure --- transport development impacts --- wider economic benefits --- corridor management --- transport costs --- passenger and freight --- road and railway --- Low Income Countries --- road --- materials --- recycling --- non-conventional --- risk --- design --- partnering --- ageing --- disability --- mobility --- older people --- poverty --- urban --- children --- Africa --- Asia --- youth voice --- school --- work --- road safety --- under-reporting --- best practices --- vulnerable groups --- injury severity --- road crash costing --- crash data --- capacity building --- people with disabilities --- inclusive transport --- high volume transport --- accessible transport --- accessible road and rail infrastructure --- efficient transport services --- transport corridors --- green transport --- low carbon transport --- disability and mobility --- gender disparity