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SESSION: EDUCATION AND PRACTITIONER TRAINING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY

SESSION: EDUCATION AND PRACTITIONER TRAINING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY June 18, 2014, 4pm. Track A . CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TO FACILITATE SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS IN TRANSPORTATION . Joe Zietsman , PhD, Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

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SESSION: EDUCATION AND PRACTITIONER TRAINING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY

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  1. SESSION: EDUCATION AND PRACTITIONER TRAINING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY June 18, 2014, 4pm. Track A CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TO FACILITATE SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS IN TRANSPORTATION Joe Zietsman, PhD, Texas A&M Transportation Institute INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSPORTATION SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES AND PRACTITIONER NEEDS Damon Fordham, Cadmus Group EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION Ann Xu, Georgia Institute of Technology TEACHING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT / TRANSPORTATION IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION Ralph Hall, Virginia Tech

  2. SESSION: EDUCATION AND PRACTITIONER TRAINING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY Challenges and Solutions to Facilitate Sustainability Concepts in Transportation Joe Zietsman, PhD, Texas A&M Transportation Institute The concept of sustainability has to be addressed with a multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approach, which creates challenges in “siloed” educational systems and transportation agency structures. This presentation will discuss challenges and solutions faced in the transportation realm, by covering key topics such as raising awareness, highlighting the importance of buy-in at all levels, and ensuring measurable actions. These topics will be addressed from both an education perspective as well as a practitioner perspective. Dr. Zietsman is the Head of the Environment and Air Quality Division at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and he is a member of the Graduate Faculty of Texas A&M University. His specific research interests are in sustainable transportation, air quality, climate change, and performance measurement. He is Chair of the TRB Committee on Sustainable Transportation (ADD40) and serves as member and Research Subcommittee Chair of the Air Quality Committee (ADC20).

  3. Sustainability – Setting the Stage Joe Zietsman, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Workshop TRB ADC60 Committee June 18, 2014

  4. Myth 1: Cannot be Defined Myth 2: Focused on the Environment Myth 3: We Have Always Been Doing It Myth 4: Only For the Rich Myth 5: It is a Money Losing Endeavor Myth 6: Flavor of the Month

  5. Overview of Sustainability “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”

  6. Community livability EQUITY ENVIRONMENT Environmental preservation & regeneration Social development & well-being Comprehensive sustainability Social & economic equity Environmental protection Economic development & vitality ECONOMY Source: Adapted from CST (1997, p. 2)

  7. Making Sustainability Real • Good reasons for doing it • Common principles • Terminology • Performance measures • Informed decisions • Many application types

  8. Applying Sustainability

  9. What Do We Need? • Work across sectors • Understand the triple-bottom-line • Understand the context - be flexible • Understand the full process – all levels • Have passion and commitment

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