Sustainability in Air Transport and Multimodality

• Other Authors: Di Vito, Vittorio (Editor), Duca, Gabriella (Editor), Russo, Raffaella (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; multimodal air passenger transport; seamless journey; European transport market; door-to-door travel; data sharing; mode choice behavior; multinomial logistics regression; correlation analysis; seamless D2D travel; coordinated multimodal service; passenger UAM; urban planning; vertiports; affordability; inclusivity; accessibility; acceptance; satisfaction; SUMI; airport; centrality; social network analysis; regional growth indicator; Vietnam; passenger-centric mobility; door-to-door journey; multimodal air transport; social sustainability; inclusive design; air transport; multimodal transport; passenger service; door-to-door transport; simulation; sustainable infrastructure; sustainable transportation; multimodality; air traffic management (ATM); door-to-door (D2D) operations; urban air mobility (UAM); U-space; concept of operations (ConOps); intermodal transport; passenger experience; surface transport; advanced air mobility (AAM); city logistics; public acceptance
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This reprint addresses fundamental research about the integration of transport modes into unique mobility infrastructure and services, allowing for multimodal choices for passengers in their journey and increasing the sustainability of mobility. The reprint has important relevancy given the increasing attention devoted to sustainability aspects in aviation and the emerging need to achieve multimodality in transportation, by integrating the vertical dimension with the horizontal one, particularly in urban and peri-urban environments. New technologies and concepts are considered for implementing seamless door-to-door travel, which requires the implementation of fully integrated intermodal transport systems, allowing for passengers to have easy and seamless transfer between different transport modes, where Air Traffic Management (ATM) and air transport can play a fundamental role. The new paradigm in transport is of shifting from the optimization of the individual transport segments to the optimization of the overall journey, including all the possible transportation means that allow for achieving, in combination and with multimodal possible choice, a unique seamless door-to-door journey. Through this new paradigm, it will be possible to increase the efficiency of the overall transport chain by improving the interoperability of the different modes of transport, while simultaneously increasing environmental, social, and economic sustainability, prompting a more efficient use of existing and future infrastructure.