Abstract
Micromobility is an increasingly attractive option, particularly over short distances. Walking, biking, and other modes of transport, such as e-scooters, are gaining popularity. Furthermore, a trend is emerging to introduce appealing items onto the market that incorporate new/more sustainable materials to improve wellbeing. Significant research questions concern the understanding of emerging research needs and the environmental, social, and economic effects of sustainability in the micromobility transport system, specifically because of developing and implementing new products, boosting the safety and comfort of ergonomic personal mobility devices (PMDs), and assuring security and privacy while digitalization arises. Such research topics can raise policymakers’ and the public’s awareness while providing impactful information for decision-makers. This paper provides a literature review of the most recent research on micromobility-related topics. It uses scientific databases, a keywords list, and defined inclusion criteria to select data, analyze content, and perform a bibliometric analysis. The findings highlight the significance of using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools together with other methodologies to aid in the evaluation of urban complexity. Finally, using a life cycle thinking (LCT) approach, we propose a framework for comprehensively integrating identified research needs.
Highlights
Many cities worldwide have been dealing with the adverse externalities of car travel.society understands that driving a private car negatively impacts one’s quality of life in terms of air quality, emissions, traffic, and psychological wellbeing [1]
The results revealed that the emerging research areas and technological developments in micromobility will continue to be linked to personal mobility devices (PMDs), cargo bikes, or inherently related topics
Our literature review covers an extensive database of scientific work on the topic of micromobility
Summary
Many cities worldwide have been dealing with the adverse externalities of car travel.society understands that driving a private car negatively impacts one’s quality of life in terms of air quality, emissions, traffic, and psychological wellbeing [1]. Many cities worldwide have been dealing with the adverse externalities of car travel. The proliferation of micromobility modes of personal transport and greater electrical and digital connectivity promotes behavioral changes. The way people travel in urban areas is rapidly changing as this concept is quickly adopted and promoted as a means of achieving a more sustainable transport system [2–4]. At a significantly faster pace, e-scooters have entered circulation in over 100 cities since 2017 [9], through shared mobility services or adoption as a personal mobility device (PMD). Both support traffic volume and congestion reduction, as these can help cities ease harmful emissions [3–5]
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