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Clarence Woodsma

Clarence Woudsma
School Director and Associate Professor
School of Planning
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1

Contact Information:
Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 33662
Office: EV1 324A
Email:

Fax: (519) 725-2827

Degrees

PhD Geography, McMaster University, 1995
MA Geography, Wilfrid Laurier University, 1990
H.B.A. Geography, Laurentian University, 1987

Research Interests

My research program is primarily focused on issues related to freight transportation and logistics although I have a broad interest in transportation at all levels. Current projects include 1) exploring the potential impacts of Truck Only Lanes and 2) understanding the role of innovation in transportation gateways.

A secondary research stream is related to environmental indicators and freight as well as driver training and safety. I have an ongoing interest in a range of transportation policy issues and have previously published on subjects including climate change policy, emissions forecasting, impacts of climate change adaptations on freight, regulatory policy, urban freight planning, freight and land use, transportation demand management and deregulation of transportation provision.

Recent Refereed Publications (*Co-authored with student)

  • *Maoh, H., Kanaroglou, P.S., and Woudsma, C. (2008) A Simulation Model for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Transportation and the Economy in Canada , Forthcoming in the Transportation Research Record, publication of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C.
  • *Woudsma C., Jensen, J.F., Kanaroglou, P., and Maoh, H. (2007) Logistics Land Use and the City: A Spatial-Temporal Modeling Approach, Transportation Research E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Volume 44, Issue 2, pp. 277-297
  • Kanaroglou, P., Maoh, H., and Woudsma C. (2007) Developing CLIMATE-C: A Simulation Tool for Climate Impact Assessment on Transportation and the Economy in Canada, paper prepared for 54th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Savannah Georgia, pp. 1-19 (peer reviewed but unpublished)
  • Woudsma, C.G. (2007) Comparative Analysis of Urban Planning and Gateway Development, paper presented at The Calgary Asia/Pacific Gateway and Corridor Workshop, Calgary AB., March 29th, 2007, pp. 1-17
  • *Woudsma, C.G., Sanderson, C. (2007) Weather and Surface Transportation: Exploring Operational Impacts, in proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meetings of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, June 3rd to 6th,, 2007, Winnipeg, University of Saskatchewan Press pp476-492
  • Woudsma C., Kanaroglou, P., Maoh, H and. Marshall S. (2007), Climate Change and Canadian Road Transport: Assessing Impacts and Adaptations, Final Report submitted to Natural Resources Canada, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Directorate, Ottawa, 133 pgs
  • *Woudsma, C.G., Sheldrake, M.S., (2006), Urban Land Development and Accessibility: A Spatial-temporal Analysis of an Autocentric City, in Proceedings of the 53rd North American Regional Science Association Meetings, pp1-26
  • Woudsma, C.G., Litman, T., and Weisbrod, G. (2006) A report on the Estimation of Unit Values of Land Occupied by Transportation Infrastructures in Canada, Final Report, submitted to Transport Canada, Ottawa, pp 1-96
  • Steenhof, P., Woudsma, C., and Sparling, E. (2006) Greenhouse gas emissions and the surface transport of freight in Canada, in Transportation Research D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 369-376.
  • *Woudsma C.G., Jensen, J.F. (2005), Accessibility and Freight: Transportation and Land Use: Exploring Spatial-Temporal Dimensions, Chapter 13 in Destinations: Accessibility in the Modern Age, D. Levinson, and J.D. Kraus editors, Elsevier, New York,
  • Woudsma C.G. and Andrey, J. (2004), Introductory Remarks: Special Thematic Papers in Transport Geography; Guest editors, thematic section, Canadian Geographer, Vol. 48, Issue 4, pp. 446-448
  • Walls, W.D. and C. Woudsma (2004), Forecasting Freight Transport Demand in Alberta using Dirty Data and Flawed Models, in proceedings of the 39th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, May 9th 9- 12th, 2004, Calgary AB, University of Saskatchewan Press Vol. 2, pp361-375
  • Woudsma, C.G. (2003) Meeting the Kyoto Targets: Transportation Options, Opinions, and Outcomes? paper in proceedings of the 38th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, May 11-14th Ottawa, pp121-136
  • Woudsma C.G., (2003), Transportation and Climate Change: A Critical Assessment, invited chapter for , Weather and Road Transport in Canada, University of Waterloo Press, Department of Geography Publication Series Number 55, Jean Andrey and Christopher Knapper editors pp.199-235
  • Woudsma C.G. and J.F. Jensen* (2003) Transportation’s Influence on Land Use Development: A Historical Spatial-Temporal Approach, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1831, pp. 166-174
  • Woudsma, C.G., (2001), Understanding the Movement of Goods Not People: Issues, Evidence and Potential, Urban Studies, Vol. 38. No. 13 pp 547-570

Graduate Students (ongoing)

  • Rehan Waheed, Ph.D., Sustainability and Transit – developing indicators and comparing Canada’s urban landscape
  • Yatman Kwan, MAES – Local Economic Development (Research Paper), Road Pricing and Transit
  • Cameron Smith, MA, Land Development and Accessibility – exploring the links
  • Ben Clare, MA, Sustainable Transport in Cities – exploring attitudes towards cycling

Professional Activity

  • Canadian Transportation Research Forum (1992 to present)
  • Transportation Research Board (2001 to present)
    • Member, Committee on Urban Freight Transportation (A1B07)
    • Member, Member, Committee on Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics (AT015)
  • Provisional Member, Ontario Professional Planners Institute

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