Community Contexts
Governance Competencies and Principles for the 21st Century View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Kimberly Collins, Dominika Bukalova
New technologies, questions around community resiliency in the face of climate change, social equity/righting the wrongs of the past, and waning regard for public administrators are just a few of the challenges public leaders in the transportation sector face. Transportation policy is local, as residents feel potholes, experience first-hand efficient and effective public transit and highway congestion, and bear the impacts to air quality from vehicles. With these personal everyday experiences, the importance of local government leaders to find solutions and understand the complexities of the system is imperative. In order to address the complexities with solutions based in 21st century technologies, this paper outlines the theoretical public principles and competencies for our time. With these defined, it is hoped that educators and practitioners are part of the solution to improving transportation and its related sectors, which ultimately can lead to an improved environment and better quality of life for all people.
Zero Energy, Carbon Neutral, Rail Transportation and Logistics View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Bruce Grulke
Human Bone is a piezo electric material and generates an electrical field when stressed by our movements throughout the day. Attaching an electric field to a 3D FFM printer poles the material while it is still warm and malleable making it possible for ambitious entrepreneurs to produce the technology in a local maker space at an extremely low capitalization. In this case, science and technology works for environmental issues and not the other way around. The same is true for manufacturing the other physical components out of Pyrex and metals allowing a maker space to produce a higher quality and more responsive product than would be expected from a larger manufacturer. An additive manufacturing technique that uses sound instead of heat to fasten together two dissimilar metals eliminates Oxygen molecules from between the two metals to eliminate the threat of any galvanic action. Funds spent to produce and install the technology remain local to stimulate the local economy and provide meaningful employment in a more sustainable economic model. Community investment in Zero Energy, Carbon Neutral Rail Transportation then leads the way to changing the patterns and cultures of production and consumption. We explore the combination of Piezo Electric and Thermal Electric, which is much safer for communities along the tracks because the electricity can be delivered directly to the vehicles. The technology reduces the amount of energy exponentially as there is no line loss either to the overhead wires or through the electrical grid.
