{"title":"Parking management and operation: A bibliometric analysis and comprehensive review","authors":"Zhuoye Zhang , Yihan Gao , Fangni Zhang , Wei Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2025.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2025.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents a bibliometric analysis and comprehensive review of parking-related issues, driven by the rise in private car ownership, limited urban land resources, and the advent of advanced technologies and innovative business models. By synthesizing state-of-the-art research on parking, the study aims to identify future development trends and potential research directions. The review begins with a bibliometric analysis that examines the characteristics of existing literature, including journals, publications, authors, and keywords. This analysis provides a foundation for understanding the evolution of the parking research field and its scholarly landscape. Subsequently, a critical review of existing studies is conducted from both empirical and theoretical perspectives, covering various aspects such as parking choice behaviors, operational strategies, regulatory frameworks, and emerging technologies. For each research topic, we discuss current progress, identify research gaps, and suggest opportunities for further investigation. The findings of this study serve as a reference for the future development of efficient and sustainable parking systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"4 ","pages":"Pages 14-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145979736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring factors influencing micromobility adoption in a tourism-centric island city, Phuket","authors":"Ratchaneeporn Khawjankong , Tosporn Arreeras","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2026.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2026.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Micromobility has emerged as a sustainable and flexible transport solution for short-distance urban trips, particularly in tourism-dependent cities facing congestion, emissions, and limited public transport integration. This study examines the determinants of micromobility adoption in Phuket, Thailand a tourism-centric island city characterized by fragmented transit networks and seasonal mobility demand. Using data from a structured questionnaire survey (n = 397), the study employs Chi-square tests, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and Pearson correlation to investigate the sociodemographic, behavioral, and perceptual influences on micromobility use. Five latent constructs were identified: service quality, environmental factors, trip characteristics, economic considerations, and user experience, jointly explaining 53.9 % of total variance. Results reveal significant associations between travel behaviors and factors such as age, income, and occupation, indicating that cost sensitivity, reliability, and environmental awareness strongly shape adoption. The findings highlight micromobility’s dual role as both a functional and experiential transport mode that enhances accessibility, supports low-carbon tourism, and strengthens multimodal integration. For policymakers and operators, the study provides evidence-based guidance for designing inclusive, sustainable, and experience-oriented micromobility systems in tourist cities, contributing to broader urban resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"4 ","pages":"Pages 48-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Causality between transport infrastructure and economic growth in Kenya","authors":"Gideon Thuku, Chengete Chakamera, Pisa Noleen","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2026.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2026.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study investigated the relationship between transport infrastructure investments and economic growth in Kenya, using annual time-series data from 1975 to 2023. An autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimation method was used. The study reveals a unidirectional causality from road and rail investments to GDP, indicating that these sectors drive short-run economic growth. A bidirectional relationship exists between port infrastructure, gross capital formation, labor, and GDP, suggesting mutual reinforcement, while no short-run causality is observed between air transport and GDP. The short-run dynamics further show that infrastructure investments, capital formation, and structural breaks are key determinants of growth. In the long run, the results confirm a stable equilibrium association, where port infrastructure, capital formation, labor, and structural reforms contribute positively and significantly to sustaining economic growth. The study recommends that Kenya should sustain investment in road, rail, and port infrastructure, alongside capital formation and labor development, to stimulate both short-term and long-term economic growth. At the same time, implementing structural reforms and efficiency-enhancing strategies will help ensure that these investments yield lasting and inclusive development gains.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"4 ","pages":"Pages 38-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How airport service quality and expectation confirmation shape airline passengers’ behavioral intentions: Evidence from Papua New Guinea","authors":"Ying Zhao , Yan Hu , Podi Richard Vai , Tao Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2025.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2025.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to investigate the distinct effects of airline passengers’ initial expectations and perceived airport service quality on behavioral intentions. Drawing upon the Expectation Confirmation Theory, we examine the interrelationships among airport service quality, expectation confirmation, passenger satisfaction, and behavioral intentions, namely airport reuse and word-of-mouth recommendation. Data were collected from 484 departing passengers across three major airports in Papua New Guinea. Using structural equation modeling and multi-group analysis, the study analyzes passengers’ perceptions and attitudes toward their airport experiences. The results reveal that airport service quality significantly influence airport reuse and word-of-mouth intentions, with expectation confirmation and satisfaction serve as key mediators. These findings provide actionable insights for airport managers aiming to enhance service quality and the overall passenger experience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"4 ","pages":"Pages 1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145903922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the effects of space weather-caused satellite navigation failure on fuel consumption and aircraft emissions: A simulated study","authors":"Dabin Xue , Yifan Xu , Shiwei Yu , Zhizhao Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2025.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2025.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Satellite navigation provides aircraft with precise positioning and navigation services. However, space weather can induce ionospheric irregularities and elevate the total electron content in the ionosphere, causing satellite navigation failure. Consequently, aircraft will navigate using ground aids and be disabled to fly along Great Circle Routes, increasing flight distance, fuel consumption, and aircraft emissions. To explore the effects of satellite navigation failure on flight operation, this study simulates satellite navigation failure scenarios and proposes Air Traffic Management (ATM) solutions. Specifically, the first step designs the ground aid-based shortest path using the Dijkstra algorithm, followed by the calculations of fuel consumption and aircraft emissions using the Base of Aircraft Data (BADA) and the aircraft Engine Emissions Databank (EEDB), respectively. Based on the collected 11,037 U.S. flight plans on 5 February 2024 (UTC), simulations show that a single-day satellite navigation failure can result in an increase of flight distances by 2,371,777 km, fuel consumption of 7176 tons, and CO<sub>2</sub> emission of 22,604 tons. While this study focuses on simulations in the U.S., the findings have a broad implication and can serve as a framework to address space weather effects on aviation in other regions of the world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 391-402"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145323268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sicheng Wang , Elizabeth A. Mack , Nidhi Kalani , Chu-Hsiang Chang , Shelia R. Cotten
{"title":"Workforce development in the trucking industry: A comprehensive analysis of truck driver training entities","authors":"Sicheng Wang , Elizabeth A. Mack , Nidhi Kalani , Chu-Hsiang Chang , Shelia R. Cotten","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2024.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2024.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The transformation of transportation technologies, economic structures, and social lifestyles is changing the truck-driving workforce. Recognizing the trends and challenges of the job is essential for proactive planning to address potential disruptions in the trucking industry and the broader economy. Despite the importance of truck drivers, the research community has little information about the entities involved in training truck drivers. These entities are critical in creating a pipeline of drivers to address the driver shortage issue and respond to the changing requirements of drivers. To address this knowledge gap, we utilize institutional theory as a framework to disentangle the factors that affect entities' considerations behind the design and delivery of driver training programs. Using explanatory sequential mixed methods, we collect and analyze multiple sources of data about driver training, including information about the entities providing training, as well as information about funding and federal regulations. In-depth interviews with these entities provide additional insights into the process of training drivers and how it varies between different types of training entities. Analytical results indicate that regulatory changes have impacted the number and types of entities providing driver training. A qualitative analysis of the interviews reveals different business models for training drivers, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these models in terms of cost to the trainee, time to completion, and coordination costs. Finally, we discuss the implications of our findings for policymaking, including workforce development, transportation safety, and preparation for technological change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 23-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142744257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adolf K.Y. NG , Mark C.P. POO , Tianni WANG , Austin BECKER , Yui-yip LAU , Tina Ziting XU , Zaili YANG
{"title":"Dissecting climate adaptation strategies and planning of ports from different theoretical angles","authors":"Adolf K.Y. NG , Mark C.P. POO , Tianni WANG , Austin BECKER , Yui-yip LAU , Tina Ziting XU , Zaili YANG","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2025.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2025.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As the key nodes of globalization and international business, ports are exposed to the impacts of climate change, mainly because of their locations, including low-lying areas, coastal zones, and deltas. While there is increasing research on climate adaptation strategies and planning of ports, there is a lack of works that explain how scholars address the topic from different theoretical angles. This paper fills this gap by dissecting climate adaptation strategies and planning of ports from four main perspectives, including institutional systems, path dependence, supply chain risk management, and stakeholder management. It is a germane reminder to port decision-makers that effective climate adaptation is not limited to engineering technicalities but is an ideological issue that requires shifting existing political, economic, and social paradigms. Towards the end, we propose a process of effective adaptation planning to climate change impacts by ports.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 46-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143311021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiangda Li , Lingxiao Wu , Hao Lang , Zhongyi Jin , Ping He
{"title":"A critical literature review on layout designs and handling technology in traditional and automated container terminals","authors":"Xiangda Li , Lingxiao Wu , Hao Lang , Zhongyi Jin , Ping He","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2025.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2025.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Automated container terminals have gained considerable attention recently due to the advantages of lower emissions, higher efficiency, and lower labour cost. Compared to the high investment cost of building new automated container terminals, it is preferred to perform automation retrofit on traditional terminals. For the automation retrofit on terminals, it is critical to understand the layout and handling technology of both traditional and automated ones, and further the gap between each other. However, there is still a lack of a comprehensive review of the layout and handling technology for both traditional and automated container terminals in the current literature. To fill this gap, this paper firstly reviews the worldwide existing layout designs and handling technology for traditional and automated container terminals. Subsequently, a classification is proposed, based on which the retrofit patterns are able to be identified and shed light on the future container terminal automation process. Moreover, this paper also summarizes the performance evaluation methods for automated container terminals. Finally, the challenges and directions for further research are given.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 269-280"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144588410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-speed rail as a sustainable commuting approach: A ‘pull’ factor in two ‘push’ city clusters in China","authors":"Adolf K.Y. NG , Xize Wu , Yufeng Lin , Yufei Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2025.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2025.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High-speed rail (HSR) has transformed intercity mobility in China, yet its impacts on ordinary residents remain underexplored. This study adopts a grounded theory approach to conduct cross-case analyses of two city clusters, revealing how HSR acts as both a push and pull factor in shaping mobility decisions and everyday life. Through in-depth interviews, we examine how improved accessibility alters social behaviors, family dynamics, and employment opportunities. Our findings highlight significant variation between short-term and long-term travelers, with HSR simultaneously enhancing freedom of movement and introducing new financial and emotional pressures. Crucially, we argue that HSR functions not only as a transport innovation but also as a form of social infrastructure with broad implications for social sustainability, particularly in reducing regional inequalities. The study contributes to transport scholarship by centering the lived experiences of marginalized travelers and calls for more inclusive, equity-oriented infrastructure planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 236-244"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144240976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessandro Avenali , Daniele De Santis , Tiziana D’Alfonso , Mirko Giagnorio , Giorgio Matteucci
{"title":"A hybrid cost model for light and heavy metro services","authors":"Alessandro Avenali , Daniele De Santis , Tiziana D’Alfonso , Mirko Giagnorio , Giorgio Matteucci","doi":"10.1016/j.team.2025.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.team.2025.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We develop a hybrid cost model to estimate the standard cost of light metro (LM) and heavy metro (HM) services, incorporating key technological factors such as degree of automation, wheel technology, and peak hourly capacity. The analysis draws on economic and transport data covering the entire universe of metro revenue kilometers operated in Italian cities in 2017. Our results show that cost structures vary substantially with the underlying technology. HM services are more capital-intensive due to higher train depreciation and associated capital costs compared to LM services. As a result, while HM services exhibit higher costs per kilometer, they are more cost-efficient on a per seat-km basis due to greater capacity. This implies that significant investments in high-capacity metro systems are economically justified only when demand levels are sufficiently high. A sensitivity analysis shows that standard unit costs decrease with improvements in train and driver productivity, and that gains in infrastructure maintenance efficiency have a stronger impact than those in train maintenance. Also scale economies play a role, as unit costs decline with increasing service size. Additionally, extending station opening hours results in higher costs that local authorities may choose to bear to enhance service quality. These findings can inform the definition of maximum economic compensation (i.e., the auction base) in competitive tendering procedures, or serve as a benchmark in negotiations with local monopolistic operators.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101258,"journal":{"name":"Transport Economics and Management","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 366-378"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145265089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}