dave brown, department of tourism and environment, brock university sustainable transportation...
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Dave Brown, Department of Tourism and Environment, Brock University
Sustainable Transportation
Introduction and Overview
TREN 3P18: Sustainable Transportation
Course outline available online at www.brocku.ca/tren/courses/tren3p18
TREN 3P18: Sustainable Transportation
Interdisciplinary survey of the environmental, cultural, social and economic effects of our use of automobiles, airplanes,
trains and watercraft in built and natural environments.
Impacts of tourist mobility. Principles, policies, and planning for
sustainable transportation.
Course Highlights
Comparative overview of transportation modes and options, including:
environmental impacts sociocultural expectations economic dimensions international aspects tourism implications transportation alternatives
Course Highlights
wide-ranging and interdisciplinary many types of literature
(academic, popular, advocacy, corporate) extensive use of multimedia
(photos, video, online sources) peer evaluation component
Expectations
Familiarity with principles of sustainability (review: http://www.brocku.ca/tren/courses/tren1f90/2006/TREN%20Intro_to_Sustainability.ppt)
Expectations
Understanding of policy: description analysis linkages implications alternatives formulation
Review: http://www.brocku.ca/tren/courses/tren3p14/2006/POLICY.ppt )
See also: Middleton, John. 2002. Sustainable Development Policy. Pp 422–426 in Tolba, Mostafa K. Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change, Volume 4, Responding to global environmental change, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, 2002
Expectations
Accountability: attendance participation preparation: readings, synthesis sessions thoughtful peer review high quality written assignments timely electronic submission of
assignments note rigorous TREN late policy!
TREN 3P18: Sustainable Transportation
Course outline available online at www.brocku.ca/tren/courses/tren3p18