Indicators for sustainable urban mobility: 2030 agenda and the SDGS in evidence

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify, through the bibliometric research method, the sustainability indicators built and/or applied in several parts of the world, as a way to monitor and evaluate public policies in the area of Urban Mobility and Transportation and be able to outline future researches establishing comparisons between the researched countries. For selection of the analyzed papers, the parameters established by the 2030 Agenda were used, by means of its 17 SDGs and the indicators constructed by IPEA for Brazil. As a result of the search, 15 papers were identified, written by 58 authors, linked to 53 institutions from 14 different countries. When analyzing the 7 countries with the highest number of citations in the area, it can be noticed that Germany stands out with 38% ofthe total citations, followed by Spain with 30%. It was concluded that the indicators used in the analysed studies indicate that good urban mobility is important not only to improve people's life quality, but also to increase the economic and environmental efficiency of cities. In addition, it helps to promote social equality by allowing people to easily commute to their daily needs, be they work, school, health or leisure.