A systematic literature review on sustainable development: Emergence of sustainable mobility for global ecology

• Main Authors: Tolani, Kirtikumar, Manohar, Sridhar, Jhamb, Deepika, Mittal, Amit
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Circular economy; Customer services; Economic development; Economic growth; Empirical analysis; Human behavior; Literature reviews; Society; Sustainable development; Systematic review
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0177442

The concepts of Sustainability and Sustainable Development are increasingly becoming part of the common discourse in society. The need for mobility of people and goods, among other factors, is an inherent part of economic growth and development of society. There exists the need to balance the economic requirements of mobility, with the environmental demands of sustainability. This review paper examines the existing literature on sustainability, in the context of its three pillars, across different journals and industry reports. Further, this study performed a bibliometric analysis on the concept of sustainable mobility and the emerging role of EVs. Methodology. Systematic literature review was conducted by sourcing research articles from peer-reviewed journals and industry reports. NVIVO software was used to identify, analyze and shortlist relevant articles. The selected articles were classified under two different themes for further review. Findings. The findings of this review highlight the difference in interpretations of sustainability and sustainable mobility among existing theoretical and empirical studies, and the need to have common approaches, theories and measurements. The adoption of sustainable behavior and sustainable mobility is a result of personal behavior, moderated by policy influences. Balancing the needs of economic growth with environmental and social sustainability creates tensions between these pillars. Innovation and emerging technological initiatives like Circular Economy for recycling and repurposing EVs, will help mitigate the challenges faced in sustainable mobility initiatives. Implications. Conscious sustainable behavior is the need of the hour, and the desired way forward for society. Peer pressure to adopt sustainable mobility practices, along with user convenience will result in sustainable intention and behavior. Managers can tap opportunities in designing bundled sustainable mobility products and services, that are affordable and meet customer expectations. A commonly acceptable, empirically proven and scalable model of defining or measuring sustainability is required from the theoretical perspective. Originality. The study focuses on the aspects of sustainable mobility in relation to the three dimensions of sustainability, which makes it unique. A model to study the dimensions of sustainable mobility and their relative impact on sustainability has been proposed. Emerging literature on life-cycle sustainability of EVs lik