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Sustainable Transportation

Sustainable Transportation. Dr. David T. Brown Dept. of Tourism and Environment, Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Sustainable Transportation. Introduction and Overview. TOUR 221 / TREN 3P18: Sustainable Transportation.

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Sustainable Transportation

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  1. Sustainable Transportation Dr. David T. BrownDept. of Tourism and Environment, Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

  2. Sustainable Transportation Introduction and Overview

  3. TOUR 221 / TREN 3P18:Sustainable Transportation • Course outline available soon atwww.brocku.ca/tren/courses/tren3p18

  4. TOUR 221 / 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.

  5. Course Elements Comparative overview of transportation modes and options, including: • environmental impacts • sociocultural expectations • economic dimensions • international aspects • tourism implications • transportation alternatives

  6. Course Elements • wide-ranging and interdisciplinary • many types of literature (academic, popular, advocacy, corporate) • extensive use of multimedia (photos, video, online sources) • peer evaluation component

  7. Course Elements • some traditional lectures • some workshops • some discussion group activities • some movies • other in-class activities • opportunities and challenges: • long classes (3 hours!) • different linguistic backgrounds • different cultural backgrounds

  8. Expectations • Familiarity with principles of sustainability (review: http://www.brocku.ca/tren/courses/tren3p18/Intro_to_Sustainability.ppt)

  9. Expectations Understanding of policy: • description • analysis • linkages • implications • alternatives • formulation Review: http://www.brocku.ca/tren/courses/tren3p18/Intro_to_Sustainability.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

  10. Expectations Accountability: • attendance • participation / in-class reflection • preparation: readings, synthesis sessions • thoughtful peer review • high quality written assignments • timely electronic submission of assignments • note rigorous late policy!

  11. TOUR 221 / TREN 3P18:Sustainable Transportation • Course outline available soon atwww.brocku.ca/tren/courses/tren3p18

  12. Today’s class: • Introduction and welcome • Review course outline and expectations • Peer photos • Transportation Filmfest: • The Romance of Transportation in Canada (National Film Board of Canada, 1952) [11 min] • What on Earth? (National Film Board of Canada, 1966) [9 min 35 s] • Roger and Me (Michael Moore, 1989) [91 min]

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