Dear Colleagues,

As the events due to climate change (e.g., unexpected floods) and pandemic emergencies (e.g., COVID-19) show, disruption outbreaks cause severe and diverse impacts on society and the economy, in particular in urban areas where over half of the worldwide population lives. Such events are increasing in frequency and intensity, but lack of attention to them significantly limits progress towards sustainable development. Communities must be prepared to limit disastrous effects and to face temporary restrictions.

In this context, transportation systems and their planning have been asked to have a key-role, given that the actions implemented during these stages have significant impacts on the global economy and, consequently, on social and cultural functions. Unfortunately, we can expect other major disruptions to occur in the future, and the knowledge obtained during recent events can provide a foundation for transportation planning and policymaking that can incorporate new activities (e.g., teleactivities/smart working during the COVID-19 pandemic) and promote sustainable mobility. It is thus necessary to implement effective transport planning for the adaptation of transport capacity according to the evolution of the mobility needs of people and goods.

Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to point out areas of research that support the development of sustainable urban mobility planning, taking into consideration that disruption outbreaks can happen and that transportation services should continue to connect the places where people live, work, and interact.

The topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• urban mobility planning to prevent the negative consequences of disruption outbreaks (e.g., pandemics)
• preparedness and training for risk reduction
• methods and models for rethinking transport services during disruption outbreaks (e.g., pandemics)
• reviewing planning strategies in “hypermobile” societies during disruption outbreaks (e.g., pandemics)
• resilience of the transportation system during disruption outbreaks
• public transport as a cornerstone for sustainable mobility, including during disruption outbreaks
• supply chain management in disruption outbreaks
• deliver of goods during disruption outbreaks
• case studies
• lesson learned from past and current disruptive events (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic)

Prof. Dr. Antonio Comi
Dr. Corrado Rindone
Dr. Antonio Polimeni
Guest Editors

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• sustainable planning
• city logistics
• transit
• public transport
• pandemic outbreaks
• transportation system resilience
• society impacts and prevention actions
• flood events
• safety
• resilience
• public health
• preparedness
• training