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The transport sector is one of the largest contributors of CO2 emissions and other greenhouse gases. In order to achieve the Paris goal of decreasing the global average temperature by 2 °C, urgent and transformative actions in urban mobility are required. As a sub-domain of the smart-city concept, smart-mobility-solutions integration at the municipal level is thought to have environmental, economic and social benefits, e.g., reducing air pollution in cities, providing new markets for alternative mobility and ensuring universal access to public transportation. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the relevance of smart mobility in creating a cleaner environment and provide strategic and practical examples of smart-mobility services in four European cities: Berlin (Germany), Kaunas (Lithuania), Riga (Latvia) and Tartu (Estonia). The paper presents a systematized literature review about the potential of smart-mobility services in reducing the negative environmental impact to urban environments in various cities. The authors highlight broad opportunities from the European Union and municipal documents for smart-mobility initiatives. The theoretical part is supplemented by socioeconomic and environmental descriptions, as well as experience, related to smart-mobility services in the four cities selected.
Gabriele Cepeliauskaite; Benno Keppner; Zivile Simkute; Zaneta Stasiskiene; Leon Leuser; Ieva Kalnina; Nika Kotovica; Jānis Andiņš; Marek Muiste. Smart-Mobility Services for Climate Mitigation in Urban Areas: Case Studies of Baltic Countries and Germany. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4127 .
AMA StyleGabriele Cepeliauskaite, Benno Keppner, Zivile Simkute, Zaneta Stasiskiene, Leon Leuser, Ieva Kalnina, Nika Kotovica, Jānis Andiņš, Marek Muiste. Smart-Mobility Services for Climate Mitigation in Urban Areas: Case Studies of Baltic Countries and Germany. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4127.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriele Cepeliauskaite; Benno Keppner; Zivile Simkute; Zaneta Stasiskiene; Leon Leuser; Ieva Kalnina; Nika Kotovica; Jānis Andiņš; Marek Muiste. 2021. "Smart-Mobility Services for Climate Mitigation in Urban Areas: Case Studies of Baltic Countries and Germany." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4127.
Nowadays, the increasing rate of human population in urban areas and the importance of urban functions pose a number of ecological cross-boundary challenges. The scientific research of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries revealed dramatic consequences of human intervention into natural ecosystems. The outcome of inadequate consumerism, which promotes industrial growth, and the pursuit of a better life is not only damaging to the natural ecosystems, but will eventually lead the World to dramatic climate change outcomes. Therefore, scientists are looking for ways for sustainable urban transformation without endangering the human population and the environment. According to the identified assumptions, the article investigates the principles of sustainable urban ecosystems. The authors consistently seek to explain the concept of sustainable urban ecosystems in both a broad and narrow sense, focusing on the individual constructs of this term—sustainability, city and ecosystems. The theories and approaches of urbanization and ecosystems are also analyzed in the article in order to highlight the opportunities and specific features of the application. The principles of sustainable urban ecosystems are provided in the modeled system which exposes the interfaces of identified principles and can be used for future studies.
Gabriele Cepeliauskaite; Zaneta Stasiskiene. The Framework of the Principles of Sustainable Urban Ecosystems Development and Functioning. Sustainability 2020, 12, 720 .
AMA StyleGabriele Cepeliauskaite, Zaneta Stasiskiene. The Framework of the Principles of Sustainable Urban Ecosystems Development and Functioning. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (2):720.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriele Cepeliauskaite; Zaneta Stasiskiene. 2020. "The Framework of the Principles of Sustainable Urban Ecosystems Development and Functioning." Sustainability 12, no. 2: 720.