CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
Learn fundamental concepts of climate action planning and sustainable transportation through hands-on collaborations with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Sustainability, Transportation Services, and other partners. Work with real world data to analyze policies, programs, and plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from travel, as well as the potential health and well-being co-benefits of sustainable transportation interventions. Analyze further reduction of the campus and community carbon footprints through practice-oriented green fleet management, behavior-based tools to support participation in active travel, modifications to the built environment, and other interventions.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Senior standing Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Locate specific climate governance relationships and actors as they relate to sustainable transportation (i.e., climate action in higher ed nested within intergovernmental context) Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Employ the mechanics of climate action plans and processes in the context of sustainable transportation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explain policy and planning issues in sustainable transportation broadly and with a focus on fuels, vehicles, and vmt-reduction Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Relate travel behavior and its application to climate change mitigation; Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Create a GHG emissions analysis/assessment using relevant methods and applied to sustainable campus transportation in its community context Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of urban transportation systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Apply sustainability principles and/or frameworks to addressing the challenge of climate change mitigation in the transportation sector. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Expand one’s professional self-awareness through group leadership, facilitation, and cooperation Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Locate specific climate governance relationships and actors as they relate to sustainable transportation (i.e., climate action in higher ed nested within intergovernmental context) Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Employ the mechanics of climate action plans and processes in the context of sustainable transportation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explain policy and planning issues in sustainable transportation broadly and with a focus on fuels, vehicles, and vmt-reduction Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Relate travel behavior and its application to climate change mitigation; Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Create a GHG emissions analysis/assessment using relevant methods and applied to sustainable campus transportation in its community context Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of urban transportation systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Apply sustainability principles and/or frameworks to addressing the challenge of climate change mitigation in the transportation sector. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Expand one’s professional self-awareness through group leadership, facilitation, and cooperation Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027