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From Paratransit to Emerging Transportation and Micro-Mobility: A Conceptual Discussion on Alternative Transportation from a Systematic Literature Review

Year: 2025

Type: review

Abstract: This study outlines a conceptual discussion within the transport planning field through an extensive systematic literature review that draws upon diverse case studies on alternative transportation. The article focuses on context-dependent multidimensional understandings of alternative transport services in the Global South and the Global North, which other systematic literature review studies lack. Thus, this research aims to pose conceptual differentiations between paratransit, informal transportation, emerging transportation, and micro-mobility to pinpoint specific characteristics and varied understandings of such phenomena for further academic research within transport planning. Tendencies of research approaches and case studies’ policy and regulation based on geographical zones are also addressed. The outcomes enrich the field of study at a theoretical and practical level toward its application in policy and regulation for green transitions of alternative transport services.

Source: Future Transportation

DOI: 10.3390/futuretransp5030081

Author: Juan Carlos Finck Carrales

Institution: Roskilde University

Language: English

Topic: Transportation and Mobility Innovations

Subfield: Automotive Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,207