Green transportation: Development opportunities in support of sustainable transportation

Abstract

Green transportation is a concept developed by utilizing vehicles that are environmentally friendly, low in emissions and do not produce pollution that has a negative impact on the environment. This study aims to analyze scientific publications by utilizing green transportation as the main construct that has relevance to sustainable transportation to be directed into novelty and followed up in future developments. Meta analysis was developed by optimizing the use of scientific literature on the concept of green transportation. The analysis was developed through a qualitative approach and literature review using VOSviewer. This study describes 4920 journals published from 2018 to 2022 as data sources from database search results found on Google Scholar which were developed through the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) stages. Results state that the trend of scientific publications on the studied construct has increased in line with the need for the sustainability of the transportation system. In addition, novelty of construct is obtained as a derivative of green transportation including green supply chain, green warehousing, green distribution, green logistics, green manufacturing, green production, green packaging, green infrastructure, green economy, green marketing, green initiative, clean energy, emission reduction, new energy vehicles and green cities. The novelty of constructs found needs to be followed up in further studies along with the development of knowledge and technology which is encouraged to support sustainable development.