Social Network Analysis of Sustainable Transportation Organizations.

摘要

This study examines the communication networks of 121 organizations promoting sustainable transportation policy in northern New England. Sustainable transportation is defined here as ameliorating transportations contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, ground based air pollution, pollution in waters and streams, and human health issues such as obesity and lung disease. In a broad sense, it meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. Organizations promoting this goal include government agencies, planning commissions, nonprofits, transit providers and businesses. Communication patterns consist of the sending and receiving of information, which may be reflective of collaboration, sharing resources, and other relationships that influence an organizations power to affect the policy process. Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are the focus of this study because of their geographical proximity, and their similarities in terms of population densities and demographics, climates, and transportation challenges.