Introduction to the special issue on climate change targets and urban transport policy

Abstract

This Special Issue presents eight papers that were delivered at the International Conference on Climate Change Targets and Urban Transport Policy which was hosted by the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development at the University of Malta, in conjunction with the World Conference of Transport Research Society Special Interest Group (WCTRS SIG G3) on Urban Transport Planning and Policy, in Valletta between the 13th and 14th of April 2015. The conference brought together 68 academics, practitioners, policy makers, representatives of environmental NGOs and postgraduate students, from 19 countries and 4 continents. Delegates travelled from Australia, India, Israel, Japan, Turkey, and the US, in addition to 13 European nations, to share their research. The twoday conference included 3 keynote presentations, 6 paper sessions and 2 poster sessions in which 23 papers and 13 posters were delivered, debated and discussed. This special issue brings together a selection of the papers to showcase some of the latest research in the area of climate change and sustainable urban transport policy.