Call for papers on: Systems perspectives on the decarbonisation of transport in low and middle income countries [CLOSED]

How and with what consequences low carbon mobility might develop in LMICs is poorly understood. The research in advanced economies highlight several interdependencies and inherent uncertainties, shaped by policy, regulatory, legal, organisational, financial, behavioural and societal issues. This special issue aims to address this gap by bringing together a set of papers into analysis of trade-offs and synergies associated with alternative low carbon mobility pathways in LMICs from a whole systems perspective.

Guest editors:

Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan (n.ozkan@cranfield.ac.uk), Cranfield University, UK

Holger Dalkmann (hdalkmann@sustain2030.net), Sustain 2030


Research Questions:

This issue is dedicated to the analysis of decarbonisation of transport from a systems perspective solely in Low and Medium Income Countries, as defined by OECD DAC list. It will address the following research issues, but not limited to:

• Development of scenario pathways for decarbonisation of transport
• Assessment of trade-offs associated with the use of metals and minerals in battery production vs other productive industries
• Assessment of policies to promote the uptake of electric mobility
• Analysis of the impact of transport sector decarbonisation policies on the rest of the economy
• Analysis of the interaction and interdependency of policy, regulatory, legal, organisational, financial, behavioural and societal issues for decarbonisation of transport

Manuscript submission and timelines information:

Papers will be reviewed upon receiving before the deadlines, and a decision for each paper will be made, as soon as the review process is complete. The paper will be formally published once it is accepted. Subject to the availability of the funding from the Climate Compatible Growth programme, the accepted papers will be published open access. We may be able to provide proofreading support for researchers from LMICs where English is not the first language. Therefore, early submission is essential for an early decision and securing support for both open access publication charges and proofreading.

Key Dates

Deadline for submission of abstracts (via email): 14 January 2022

Invitation of selected abstracts for consideration in the special issue: 21 January 2022

Submission of the full papers (via email): 15 March 2022

Feedback from first-round reviews (via email): 15 April 2022

Submission of revised manuscripts (via EVIS): 15 May 2022

Feedback from second-round reviews (via EVIS, if needed): 15 June 2022

Please make sure that your paper complies with Transport Policy author guidelines: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/transport-policy/0967-070X/guide-for-authors

(Inquiries and first-round submissions should be directed to one of the Guest Editors).