Abstract

Urban areas on a global scale are posing multidimensional environmental problems, of which urban transport is one of the significant emerging concerns. The urban transport in the present context is resulting into significantly high traffic congestion, air pollution coupled with noise pollution and various diseases associated with psychological stress and disorder. To address this issue globally, concept of sustainable urban concept came into existence and subsequently replaced to environmentally sustainable urban transport system. The term sustainable transport came to describe modes of transport along with systems of transport planning which match the wider dimensions of sustainability. Subsequently, the problems of air, noise and other environmental problems were considered to add environment to sustainability. The authors of the present paper have attempted to describe environmental sustainability of urban transport in terms of its concepts, predominant indicators, ideal parameters etc. to address the issues relating to urban transport.

Keywords: Environment; Sustainability; Urban transport; Environmental challenges; Green vehicles; Bicycle and walking approach; Carrying capacity; Economic model