Abstract Purpose of Review By 2050, 70% of the global population will live in urban areas,
exposing a greater number of people to specific city-related health risks that will only be …

Urban sprawl and its economic, social, and environmental consequences are central issues
for approaching more sustainable forms of life and production. This review provides a broad …

Carbon emission reduction in the transportation sector is essential in the global mitigation
effort, and a large-scale public transport system has the potential to be an effective …

We use panel data from Germany to analyze the effect of population density on urban air
pollution (nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, ozone, and an aggregate index for bad air …

This study examines the effects of a congestion tax in central Stockholm on ambient air
pollution and the health of local children. We demonstrate that the tax reduced ambient air …

Evaluating the environmental effects of the transportation infrastructure is vitally important.
Many studies have verified the effects imposed by intra-city rail transit (metro, light rail or …

Recent years have seen a surge in shared mobility. Amid various emerging shared mobility
services, bike-sharing has received growing popularity for its economic affordability …

We examine the air-quality effects of urban-rail development in Shenzhen, taking a
difference-in-differences approach. This study is motivated by existing mixed evidence on …

Car ownership is lower in urban areas, where public transport is of high quality. This
suggests that better public transport offers the possibility to relieve the many problems …

Despite a recent surge in urban rail service disruptions, rigorous impact studies are rare and
the empirical literature presents mixed or highly underestimated results. In response, we …