<html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Might this be an opporunity for sustainable to get together to develop an Open Syllabus for a couirse in sustainable transportation? It would bseem to me (a) important and neceessary and (b) really quie easy for this group to get together to make happen. There are several people in this dilaigue who are well placed to do this, and other who are lurking who can also pitch in to get this good work done.   Who will take the lead in organising this? Jeff? Zvi? Chris? You?   <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'>   </div>   On 3/23/06, Jeff Casello <<a href="mailto:jcasello@fes.uwaterloo.ca">jcasello@fes.uwaterloo.ca</a>> wrote: Hi all: I have been asked to teach a course on "sustainable transport" to second year university students.  Is anyone aware of a decent textbook in this area?  Any suggestions would be appreciated. Jeff Casello Jeffrey Casello Assistant Professor of Planning and Civil Engineering University of Waterloo ES1 -316 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3G1 <a href="mailto:jcasello@fes.uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">jcasello@fes.uwaterloo.ca</a> 519 888 4567 x7538   <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'>   </div>   Here are some resources that may be useful: "Sustainable Transportation" chapter of the VTPI Online TDM Encyclopedia (<a href="http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm67.htm" eudora=autourl> http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm67.htm </a>) has numerous references. "Well Measured: Developing Indicators for Comprehensive and Sustainable Transport Planning" (<a href="http://www.vtpi.org/wellmeas.pdf" eudora=autourl> http://www.vtpi.org/wellmeas.pdf </a>) "Sustainable Transportation Planning Course Syllabus," by Professor Carlos Balsas (<a href="http://www.vtpi.org/sustain/balsas_syllabus.pdf" eudora=autourl> http://www.vtpi.org/sustain/balsas_syllabus.pdf </a>) "Issues in Sustainable Transportation" (<a href="http://www.vtpi.org/sus_iss.pdf" eudora=autourl> http://www.vtpi.org/sus_iss.pdf </a>) "Reinventing Transportation: Exploring the Paradigm Shift Needed to Reconcile Transportation and Sustainability Objectives" (<a href="http://www.vtpi.org/reinvent.pdf" eudora=autourl> http://www.vtpi.org/reinvent.pdf </a>) We are in the process of developing a subdirectory on sustainable transportation: <a href="http://www.vtpi.org/sustain" eudora=autourl>http://www.vtpi.org/sustain </a>Best wishes, -Todd Litman <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'>   </div>   <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'> Dear Jeff, The recommended books are excellent no doubt, but I'd suggest another, much closer to home:- <a href="http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/actionguide/Outline.htm">TAKING STEPS: </a><a href="http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/actionguide/Outline.htm">A Community Action Guide to People-Centred, Equitable and Sustainable Transport</a> Written and compiled by Paul Barter and Tamim Raad for the Sustainable Transport Action Network for Asia and the Pacific (the SUSTRAN Network).  ISBN 983-40313-0-0.  March 2000. <a href="http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/">http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/</a> Sujit Patwardhan <a href="mailto:sujit@vsnl.com">sujit@vsnl.com</a> <a href="mailto:sujitjp@gmail.com">sujitjp@gmail.com</a> "Yamuna", ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411 007 India Tel: 25537955 </div>   -----Original Message----- From: sustran-discuss-bounces+eric.britton=ecoplan.org@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+eric.britton=ecoplan.org@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Gregorio Villacorta Alegria Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 5:24 PM To: Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport Subject: [sustran] Re: Sustainable Transport Textbooks   Hallo Jeffrey.   You can take contact with the Urban Transport Research Group in Cape Town. They have a program of studies in Urban Transport, You can consult with them about a syllabus too, like Zvi have write you in a anterior mail.   This is the link of the Group: <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'> <a href="http://www.utrg.uct.ac.za/">http://www.utrg.uct.ac.za/</a> </div> Zvi Leve <zvi.leve@gmail.com> escribió: If you are interested in more 'text-book' style sources, then depending on how technical your course is, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1559636602/102-0595351-3376132">Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence </a>by Newman and Kenworthy or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593850557/102-0595351-3376132">The Geography of Urban Transportation</a>, Eds. Hanson and Giuliano might be good general references. Newman & Kenworthy is definitely oriented towards sustainability issues, whereas the Hanson & Giuliano textbook is an excellent overview of the vast topic of 'urban transportation' - the most recent edition includes numerous references to sustainability issues. Have you worked out a syllabus yet? I would be interested in knowing what you plan to cover. Cheers, Zvi <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'>   </div>   -----Original Message----- From: sustran-discuss-bounces+eric.britton=ecoplan.org@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+eric.britton=ecoplan.org@list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Casello Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 3:15 PM To: sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org Subject: [sustran] Sustainable Transport Textbooks   Hi all: Many thanks to all of you for the excellent suggestions: links, attachments, and references.  I am very grateful. I (obviously) haven't had much time to pore over the information I received, but I do have one outstanding concern.  Second year students are accustomed to a course format where each week a topic is introduced, quantitative methods for addressing the problem are described, and an assignment is given.  I wonder how much is available in terms of "technical methods" for assessing "sustainability" in terms of, say, air quality, water quality, land consumption, etc. This weekend, I intend to spend a great deal of time processing your suggestions and developing both a set of reference materials and a detailed course syllabus.  I imagine that there will be some sufficiently large holes to fill, so I may be seeking more ideas. Thanks again to all. Jeff </div> </body> </html>