1. Sustainability State of the Practice – Measuring and Monitoring
Presented by Dr. J. Zietsman
MATS UTC Symposium: May 6, 2015
Texas A&M Transportation Institute

2. 1. Overview 2. Myths 3. Measurement 4. Research 5. Conclusions
Presentation Outline
1. Overview
2. Myths
3. Measurement
4. Research
5. Conclusions

3. 1. Overview Transportation trends 2012 Rio +20 Conference
Post 2015 Development Agenda

4. Million barrels per day of oil equivalent

5. Transportation and the Environment
Climate change
Soil quality
Air quality
Biodiversity
Water quality
Land take
Noise
Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue:

6. Sustainable Transportation – Indicators, Frameworks and Performance Management

7. 2. Myths

8. Myth 1: We Have Always Been Doing It

9. Myth 2: Cannot be Defined
“Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”

10. Principles

11. Myth 3: Can be Reached in Reasonable Timeframe

12. Myth 4: It is a Money Losing Endeavor

13. Myth 5: The Concept will Disappear

14. 3. Measuring

15. 1) Understand
2) Goals
3) Objectives
4) Performance Measures

16. 4. Research Areas Social dimension
Climate change (resilient infrastructure)
Alternative energy
Transportation and health
Autonomous and connected vehicles
Decision making

17. 5. Conclusions Concept is here to stay
Process as important as the product
Framework and measurement
Many research areas