Moving towards climate-resilient mobility: Challenges and emerging trends

Abstract

The special issue explores the urgent need for climate-resilient urban transportation systems in response to increasing climate-related disasters. It emphasizes the importance of data-driven resilience planning that considers how diverse human mobility patterns influence vulnerability during crises. Studies highlighted include human evacuation behaviors during Hurricane Irma and the Marshall Fire, revealing how risk perception and socioeconomic factors shape response actions. Autonomous shuttles and other adaptive transit solutions demonstrate the potential for low-emission alternatives in resilient urban mobility. Further studies examine flood impacts on commuting and emergency response in flood-prone areas like Wuhan and Shanghai, underscoring the value of machine learning and predictive traffic models. Heat-related challenges are explored, with findings on gender disparities and the resilience of bike-sharing during heatwaves. Throughout, environmental justice emerges as essential to resilience planning, as lower-income and high-risk populations bear disproportionate impacts from climate hazards. For future research, co-produced knowledge that includes diverse stakeholders will be key to creating inclusive and resilient urban mobility solutions that address both technological and social dimensions of climate adaptation.