SNRE MASTER’S PROJECT PLANNING SEMINAR RESEARCH PROPOSAL COVER SHEETTable of ContentsIntroductionProblem StatementBackgroundDescription of Proposed ResearchScheduleAnticipated Results and ProductsRelevant Institutional ResourcesBudgetList of ReferencesAdditional Published Resources:Personnel:A Proposal to the members of the University of Michigan Sustainable Mobility Initiative:The Erb Environmental Management InstituteThe Center for the Study of Complex SystemsFord Motor Company Research and Advanced Engineering UnitWorld Resources InstituteSustainable Mobility and Accessibility: An Interdisciplinary Approach Applying ComplexityScience to Modern Transportation DilemmasThe University of MichiganSchool of Natural Resources and EnvironmentNicholas S. CucinelliEric W. HesseCarrie E. PaschRuth ScottiEric H. WingfieldMarch 2004Abstract – This project is part of a larger, university-wide initiative to conduct a comprehensive, integrative, and long-term investigation of the complex dynamics of mobility in coupled human and natural systems. Issues of investigation will include the fundamental role of mobility within present-day societies, the costs and benefits of present transport modes and infrastructures in relation to natural and human systems, and the design of inter-modal and systemic solutions to mobility challenges. Complex interactions of mobility options, strategies, and choices in relation to larger human and biotic systems will be examined, including environmental issues such as air pollution, climate change, ozone depletion, life cycle ecologies, and roadway impacts, along with socio-economic impacts such as urban sprawl, congestion, fatalities, and injuries. The efficacy of various future scenarios and novel solutions will be explored in relationto urban vs. rural and developed vs. developing nation contexts.SNRE MASTER’S PROJECT PLANNING SEMINARRESEARCH PROPOSAL COVER SHEETSubmit proposal and unsigned coversheet in electronic form. Also submit two hard copies of the proposal and the signed coversheet.1. Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility: An Interdisciplinary Approach Applying Complexity Science to Modern Transportation Dilemmas Title of Project2. Dr. Thomas N. Gladwin Name of Project Advisor Signature / Date3. Client Information: U-M Sustainable Mobility Initiative Dr. Thomas N. Gladwin Name of Client Organization Name of Primary Contact 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 ( 734 ) 647-4491 [email protected] Street Address City, State Zip Code Phone Number Email Address4. Final Team Members: susmobgradteam @umich.edu Group Email Name Nicholas S. Cucinelli _____ Name of Member 1 Signature / Date Eric W. Hesse ______________ Name of Member 2 Signature / Date Carrie E. Pasch Name of Member 3 Signature / Date Ruth Scotti Name of Member 4 Signature / Date Eric H. Wingfield Name of Member 5 Signature / Date5. Project Summary:Abstract – This project is part of a larger, university-wide initiative to conduct a comprehensive, integrative, and long-term investigation of the complex dynamics of mobility in coupled human and natural systems. Issues of investigation will include the fundamental role of mobility within present-day societies, the costs and benefits of present transport modes and infrastructures in relation to natural and human systems, and the design of inter-modal and systemic solutions to mobility challenges. Complex interactions of mobility options, strategies, and choices in relation to larger human and biotic systems will be examined, including environmental issues such as air pollution, climate change, ozone depletion, life cycle ecologies, and roadway impacts, along with socio-economic impacts such as urban sprawl, congestion, fatalities, and injuries. The efficacy of various future scenarios and novel solutions will be explored in relationto urban vs. rural and developed vs. developing nation contexts.6. NRE 701 Instructor Approval: Raymond De Young Signature / DateTable of ContentsTable of Contents.....................................................................................................................3Introduction..............................................................................................................................4Problem Statement...................................................................................................................5Background..............................................................................................................................6Description of Proposed Research...........................................................................................7Schedule...................................................................................................................................9Anticipated Results and Products..........................................................................................10Relevant Institutional Resources............................................................................................11Budget....................................................................................................................................12List of References..................................................................................................................13Personnel:..............................................................................................................................13Introduction Modern transportation systems have given the industrialized world a degree of mobility that could not have been dreamed of in the nineteenth century. Today’s transportation systems are instrumental in sustaining and further developing regional and local economic networks while simultaneously providing individuals with unparalleled convenience, independence, and access to markets, health care, education, and social interactions. Over the last few decades, transportation systems have done so with an ever-increasing degree of engineering performance, comfort, safety, convenience, speed, and other measures of desirability, all enabled by unprecedented rates of incremental technological advancement developed in response to clearly
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