Faculty
Faculty of Social Science
Supervisor Name
Dr. Tracey Adams
Keywords
Commute; environment; transportation; car; road; labour
Description
This work examines contemporary and historical modes of commuting in North America and in parts of Europe as it relates to job and life satisfaction in addition to the effects of commuting on the environment. The first section of this paper is a brief introduction on commuting and what it entails; followed by a number of sections on commuting in different countries; the sociological and environmental implications of commuting; and finally policy recommendations regarding commuting and the environment. With the changing climate, it is important that we re-examine and evaluate commuting as it exists today, as it has existed, and how it might exist in the future in a more environmentally friendly form.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Dr. Tracey Adams for her guidance and assistance; the Western USRI program, and the Western and King's Faculties of Social Science for their support and inspiration.
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Commuting and Transportation as it Relates to the Environment
This work examines contemporary and historical modes of commuting in North America and in parts of Europe as it relates to job and life satisfaction in addition to the effects of commuting on the environment. The first section of this paper is a brief introduction on commuting and what it entails; followed by a number of sections on commuting in different countries; the sociological and environmental implications of commuting; and finally policy recommendations regarding commuting and the environment. With the changing climate, it is important that we re-examine and evaluate commuting as it exists today, as it has existed, and how it might exist in the future in a more environmentally friendly form.