Brock University TREN 3P18 Sustainable Transportation Dr. David T. Brown Dept. of Tourism and Environment, Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
TREN 3P18: Sustainable Transportation Welcome / Introduction and Overview Review of course outline Student 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) [9.5 min] Roger and Me (Michael Moore, 1989) [91 min]
Brock University TREN 3P18 Sustainable Transportation Introduction and Overview
TREN 3P18: Sustainable Transportation Course outline available online at
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 Elements Comparative overview of transportation modes and options, including: environmental impacts sociocultural expectations economic dimensions international aspects tourism implications transportation alternatives
Course Elements wide-ranging and interdisciplinary many types of literature (academic, popular, advocacy, corporate) extensive use of multimedia (photos, video, online sources) lectures in-class synthesis sessions with peer evaluation component other in-class workshops and activities
Expectations Familiarity with principles of sustainability (review:
Expectations Understanding of policy: description analysis linkages implications alternatives formulation Review: See also: Middleton, John 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, 2002Middleton, John 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 active participation / in-class reflection preparation: readings, synthesis sessions thoughtful peer review high quality written assignments timely electronic submission of assignments note late policy!
TREN 3P18: Sustainable Transportation Course outline available online at