Progress and recent research of urban transportation in half of Asian Region: A systematic literature review

Arif Ashari; Muhamad Ervin; Mei Dwi Nurlita; Ayundha Anisha; Ma'riffat Ur-Rahma Anindyantari Putrikinasih; Bagas Syarifudin

doi:10.31648/aspal.10305

Published: 2025-10-16

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2025)

Progress and recent research of urban transportation in half of Asian Region: A systematic literature review

Arif Ashari

, Muhamad Ervin

, Mei Dwi Nurlita

, Ayundha Anisha , Ma'riffat Ur-Rahma Anindyantari Putrikinasih , Bagas Syarifudin

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.10305

Abstract

Motives: Urban transportation is one of the most critical topics in transport geography due to the urbanization and growth of cities worldwide. The Asia Region is fascinating to study due to its rapid urbanization and urban growth compared to other regions.

Aim: This paper evaluates the progress and trends of research topics on urban transportation in half of the Asian region, focused on the East and Southeast Asian Region.

Results: This paper is a systematic literature review organized by the PRISMA approach. Search keywords were determined using the PICO method. The documents reviewed in this study were obtained from the Scopus database, with the criteria: journal articles, research results, English, and specific to East and Southeast Asia. A total of 1892 documents were collected. Of these documents, 103 articles were selected through the extraction process and continued with the review. The results of this study show that urban transportation studies recorded in the Scopus database have existed from 1972 to 2024. Still, the productivity of the authors has only occurred in the last decade. The development of urban transportation studies in the study area over the five decades is divided into four stages. There are four categories of topics in this study: (1) transportation and mobility, (2) transportation and land use, (3) transportation and urban spatial structure, and (4) transportation and disaster. The first topic continues to evolve through the four stages and influences the development of other issues. Meanwhile, the third topic only appeared in the third stage. The fourth topic only appeared in the fourth stage. In summary, this study offers alternative information and new insights into the trends and development of urban transportation studies in half of the Asian Region.

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Urban transportation, transportation geography, urban mobility, Asiatic Region

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Ashari, A., Ervin, M., Nurlita, M. D., Anisha, A., Putrikinasih, M. U.-R. A., & Syarifudin, B. (2025). Progress and recent research of urban transportation in half of Asian Region: A systematic literature review. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum, 24(3), 355–372. https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.10305

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Arif Ashari

arif.ashari@uny.ac.id
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2028-6125

Affiliation:

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Indonesia