The symposium focuses on the following main themes – click on a theme to expand it and read a short description:

Transport and Well-being

This theme focuses on promoting well-being through sustainable transport. The topics include exploring how sustainable transport interventions contribute to the overall well-being of individuals and communities, focusing on physical, mental, economic, and social well-being. It also includes cognitive analyses of transport services, such as community transport and smart transport.

Transport, and Health and Happiness

This theme focuses on enhancing health and happiness through sustainable transport. The topics include unravelling how sustainable transport interventions can make society and individuals healthier and happier. It also includes behavioural analyses of active travel and the aged society.

Transport and Livability/Quality of Life (QoL)

This theme focuses on creating livable cities with improved quality of life through sustainable transport solutions. The topics include discussing strategies for building more livable urban environments and enhancing the quality of life by prioritising sustainable transportation solutions. Investigating how sustainable transport interventions affect livability and quality of life (QoL). It further includes spatial analyses of urban accessibility and street design, such as the x-minute city and walkable streets.

Transport, and Equity and Accessibility

This theme focuses on fostering equity and accessibility (including social accessibility) in transportation. The topics include addressing how sustainable transport impacts the safety, affordability, equity and accessibility. Highlighting the need to ensure social inclusiveness, particularly in marginalised communities, to promote social justice and bridge existing disparities.

Transport, and Environmental Quality and Disaster Resiliency

This theme focuses on safeguarding environmental quality and building disaster resilience frameworks. The topics include investigating how sustainable transport can contribute towards improving environmental quality and disaster resiliency of urban transport systems.

Other aspects of Transport related to Livability and Quality of Life

This theme focuses on exploring additional dimensions of livability and quality of life impacted by sustainable transport, such as investigating the role of technology in enhancing livability and quality of life through sustainable transport solutions, etc.