Research Seminar - Constrained Choice: From Travel to Environmental Behaviour

Monday, April 15, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Presenter Dr. Jason Hawkins

Dr. Jason Hawkins is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to joining UNL, Jason completed postdoctoral work at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a Ph.D. (2021) in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto. He received his M.Sc. (2016) and B.Sc. (2014) in Civil Engineering from the University of Calgary.

Abstract

Transportation engineers and planners have developed a suite of tools to understand travel behaviour and its time constraints. However, we face many other constraints on our consumption (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions targets, resource use limits, etc.) that are generally only considered in the aggregate and using classical economic thinking. This presentation will outline a research agenda for adapting transportation modeling methods and perspectives to broader social-environmental decision-making by households.

Attending this seminar will count towards the graduate student seminar attendance milestone!