"Urban Air Mobility and Aerial Logistics for Sustainable and Resilient Cities"

Call for Papers – "Urban Air Mobility and Aerial Logistics for Sustainable and Resilient Cities"

Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society: Advances
Publisher: Elsevier (Open Access)
Submission Period: 31 May 2027

Overview

This VSI examines Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and aerial logistics as transformative solutions to urban congestion, climate pressures, and infrastructure constraints. Beyond isolated drone technologies, it emphasizes system-level integration with ground networks, AI-driven planning, multimodal connectivity, and resilience frameworks for sustainable urban service delivery.

Key Research Themes

• Multi-objective optimization of drone/hybrid logistics systems.

• Urban airspace design, capacity management, network integration.

• Risk/safety/reliability modeling for large-scale aerial operations.

• Energy-efficient, low-carbon aerial logistics solutions.

• UAM integration with public transport and multimodal systems.

• AI-driven routing, digital twins, real-time decision-making.

• Policy frameworks for scalable UAM deployment.

• Last-mile delivery, emergency response, resilient supply chains.

Submission Details

• Submissions open: 15 April 2026

• Submission deadline: 31 May 2027

• Special Instructions: Must select "VSI: SCSADV_UAM & Aerial Logistics" article type. Immediate online publication upon acceptance. Follow Guide for Authors.

Guest Editor Team

• Dr. Armin Mahmoodi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada (Lead)

• Dr. Said M. Easa, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

• Dr. Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi, Aston Business School, UK

• Dr. Milad Jasemi, University of Montevallo, USA

• Dr. Peiman Ghasemi, Universität Wien, Austria

Why This Issue Matters

first 24 months). Positions UAM as essential infrastructure for next-generation sustainable cities, bridging optimization, policy, and real-world implementation.

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