[HTML][HTML] Let's hear it from the cities: On the role of renewable energy in reaching climate neutrality in urban Europe

G Ulpiani, N Vetters, D Shtjefni, G Kakoulaki… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable energy sources have emerged globally as a key lever to ensure energy security
and to promote climate mitigation. Cities need to exploit this energy transition, but how they …

[HTML][HTML] On the risks associated with transitioning to climate neutrality in Europe: a city perspective

G Ulpiani, N Vetters - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Extensive scientific literature exists on the risks associated with climate change in cities.
Contrarily, the analysis on the risks local governments face in moving towards zero …

[HTML][HTML] Towards (net) zero emissions in the stationary energy sector: A city perspective

G Ulpiani, N Vetters, C Maduta - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Cities are loci of intense consumption of energy and resources and thus hotspots of
greenhouse gas emissions with global environmental impacts. While increasingly …

Citizens' attitudes towards technological innovations: The case of urban air mobility

S Kalakou, C Marques, D Prazeres… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Technological innovations and their enabled services support business growth and promise
benefits for societies. In the mobility sector, technology adoption and its sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Driver models for the definition of safety requirements of automated vehicles in international regulations. Application to motorway driving conditions

K Mattas, G Albano, R Donà, MC Galassi… - Accident Analysis & …, 2022 - Elsevier
UN Regulation 157, the first global regulation regarding the type-approval of Automated
Driving Systems (ADS), has been adopted in 2021. In it, safety performance requirements …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing Public Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles for Smart and Sustainable Public Transportation in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Jakarta, Indonesia

C Sitinjak, Z Tahir, ME Toriman, N Lyndon, V Simic… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study examines the benefits and drawbacks of autonomous public transit vehicles
among 210 Indonesians. Some 25% of respondents knew nothing about driverless vehicles …

[HTML][HTML] Public discourse on automated vehicles in online discussion forums: A social constructionist perspective

J Waltermann, S Henkel - Transportation Research Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous research has been limited to investigating acceptance of autonomous vehicles
(AVs) from a consumer-oriented perspective, thereby neglecting the numerous attitudes and …

It matters who is crossing: users' trust when the automated vehicle stops for children and blind pedestrians

M Lanzer, M Baumann - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology …, 2023 - Elsevier
In urban environments, automated driving offers the opportunity to improve traffic flow,
heighten user comfort and also increase traffic safety for vulnerable road users. To realize …

[HTML][HTML] Citizens' opinions on (non-) essential uses of persistent chemicals: A survey in seven European countries

AK Karinen, H Tobi, J Devilee, AT de Blaeij… - … Science & Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
In accordance with the European Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability towards a Toxic-free
Environment, the European Commission plans to phase out persistent chemicals, such as …

Technology assessment and the governance of automated vehicles: a Collingridge-dilemma or a lack in normative orientation?

J Schippl - Journal of Responsible Innovation, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
It is often assumed, at least implicitly, that responsible governance of automated vehicles
(AVs) requires more knowledge about the future development of the innovation and its …