An Overview of Sustainable Public Transportation in Higher Education

Abstract

Very few engineering and business/management education programs emphasize the importance of sustainable public transportation in urban environments, even though agencies and practitioners recognize it. Many undergraduate and graduate students have little training on how a sustainable public transport system is planned, designed, and operationalized, which is critical for a better understanding of sustainability and equity in public transportation. Content and instructional materials in sustainable public transportation education are still not readily available for practitioners. Therefore, this chapter aims to examine the public content and instructional materials on the websites of various universities in North America and Europe and to understand their commitment to education in sustainable public transportation, specifically to “sustainable public transportation” courses offered in the programs. It addresses how sustainability and equity in public transportation are integrated with textual and visual materials used in engineering and business/management education programs.