Heavy traffic near 12 Mile Road, outside Detroit, Michigan. (Image courtesy of the US Department of Transportation.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Frederick Salvucci
Prof. Joseph Coughlin
MIT Course Number
1.253J / 11.543J / ESD.222J
As Taught In
Spring 2004
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Through a combination of lectures, cases, and class discussions this subject examines the economic and political conflict between transportation and the environment. It investigates the role of government regulation, green business and transportation policy as facilitators of economic development and environmental sustainability. It analyzes a variety of international policy problems including government-business relations; the role of interest groups, non-governmental organizations, and the public and media in the regulation of the automobile; sustainable development; global warming; the politics of risk and siting of transport facilities; environmental justice; equity; and transportation and public health in the urban metropolis. It provides students with an opportunity to apply transportation and planning methods to developing policy alternatives in the context of environmental politics.