项目名称: |
Sustainable Transportation for Tourism: Indicators & Standards, Green Certification Programs, and Simulation Modeling (Part 4) |
摘要: |
Transportation engineers often study patterns for routine daily travel: to work, to school, for social activities and errands. In this project an experienced interdisciplinary team tackles the issue of sustainable transportation in the context of tourism. The researchers propose a model built on a matrix-based approach to define varying levels of sustainability where "indicators" are organized into a three-fold framework of environmental, social, and economic considerations. A range of "standards" for these indicators is arrayed across the matrix. Researchers are focusing on three types of geography where tourism travel is significant: tourist towns, scenic corridors and national parks. By incorporating indicators and standards a Level of Service (LOS) style metric can be extended to tourist travel. Researchers are also considering marketing aspects of tourist travel behavior. Provision of more sustainable transportation such as a certified Green Coach is hypothesized to not only affect tourist travel decisions but to also provide public education and community/economic development. |
状态: |
Completed |
资金: |
252312.00 |
资助组织: |
Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
项目负责人: |
Troy, Austin;Aultman-Hall, Lisa |
执行机构: |
University of Vermont, Burlington |
开始时间: |
20070801 |
实际结束时间: |
20120531 |
主题领域: |
Pedestrians and Bicyclists;Public Transportation;Vehicles and Equipment;I15: Environment |