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Spatio-temporal theories, technologies and applications for transport and urban planning

Growing attention is being paid to the field of spatial science in the areas of transport, travel and mobility as location intelligence dominates the transport and urban planning landscape. Spatio-temporal technologies can help evaluate, plan and design sustainable, efficient and equitable transport and urban residential systems that exhibit location characteristics. These technologies also highlight many challenges in the areas of spatial science, transport analysis and modelling, urban planning and regional development, in particular, the need for novel, fast and effective algorithms for dealing with large-scale data sets in dynamic and uncertain environments – a largely unexplored field. This special issue showcases innovative thinking concerning spatial science theories and algorithms, and how these have been applied to solve real-world geospatial problems in transportation and urban planning. Twelve papers were accepted for this special issue after peer review based on their quality and their significant contribution to the field. These papers are arranged into the themes of network performance management, environmental issues related to transport and urban development, land use in recreation spaces and traveller preference management. These themes were selected because spatial techniques and methods are recognised as emerging technologies that are important in facilitating the development of research and understanding of knowledge in these four areas.