Description

This theme establishes a comprehensive scientific, environmental, computational, and engineering framework for investigating the environmental impacts of road transportation systems and developing sustainable strategies to minimize pollution, reduce carbon emissions, improve ecological protection, and enhance the environmental performance of transportation infrastructure. It examines the complex relationships among traffic operations, roadway characteristics, vehicle emissions, traffic-generated noise, airborne pollutants, non-exhaust particulate matter, energy consumption, pavement materials, environmental exposure, and transportation sustainability. Particular emphasis is placed on integrating traffic engineering principles with environmental science, computational modelling, artificial intelligence, lifecycle assessment, and sustainable infrastructure planning to develop evidence-based solutions that balance transportation efficiency with environmental protection.