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Title:

Evaluating the Social in Sustainable Transportation Rating Systems

Accession Number:

01631418

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

The goal of this study is to inform transportation professionals about the existing social sustainability gaps in transportation literature and sustainability rating systems. Social sustainability in transportation is comprised of two fundamental concepts: social equity and sustainability of community. Social equity includes accessibility, safety, and health, and sustainability of community includes cohesion, participation, and awareness. A coding system based on a hierarchical representation of social sustainability terminology was developed to categorize the credits of six sustainable transportation rating systems: Greenroads, ILAST, Envision, INVEST, GreenPaths, and STARS. The results of this study indicate that gaps exist between the definition and application of social sustainability in transportation rating systems. Since research in this sector of sustainability is underdeveloped compared to economic and environmental sustainability, social objectives were largely underrepresented in Envision, Greenroads, and I-LAST. Using a qualitative framework was helpful in understanding where gaps exist since the credits were interpreted based on interrelated themes and descriptors. After evaluating how each rating system quantifies social sustainability objectives, it was determined that GreenPaths and STARS are most inclusive of social credits.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD40 Standing Committee on Transportation and Sustainability.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-04726

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Lineburg, Kelsey
Barrella, Elise

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References

Subject Areas:

Environment; Society; Transportation (General)

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-04726

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 11:48AM