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Ann B. Rappaport

Lecturer Department of Urban and Environmental Policy, Tufts University

Education

BA, Wellesley College
MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University

Professional Activities

Faculty member in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy (1995-present); faculty member in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, (1992-1997), Tufts University; Senior Environmental Research Analyst (1988-1992), and Associate Director for Research (1984-1988), Center for Environmental Management, Tufts University; Deputy Director and Acting Assistant Director, Division of Hazardous Waste, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (1981-1984); Member, Committee on Innovative Technology, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council (1994-1998); Member, International Committee, National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency( 1989-1990).

Programs & Centers

• The Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (IERP)

Courses

Fall 2009

• DHP P257 - Corporate Management of Environmental Issues

Research Interests

Enterprise-level decision making with respect to the environment; institutional responses to climate change; voluntary initiatives related to companies and the environment; and contemporary issues in corporate social responsibility.

Selected Publications

Books

• Degrees That Matter: Climate Change and the University (co-author) (2007);
• Development and Transfer of Pollution Prevention Technology (1993);
• Corporate Responses to Environmental Challenges: Initiatives by Multinational Management (co-author) (1992).

Articles and Chapters

• "Cooling the Campus: A Pilot Study Using Social Marketing Methods to Reduce Electricity Use at Tufts University," (co-author) International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (2004);
• "Effective Campus Environmental Planning: Assessing Progress Toward Goals," (co-author) Planning for Higher Education (2003);
• "Hazardous Waste Entrepreneurship: Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities," Standard Handbook of Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (1998);
• "Federal Hazardous Waste Legislation," Standard Handbook of Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (1998);
• "Greening the CFO: Implementing Environmental Accounting in Industry," (co-author) Environmental Management and Business Strategy: Leadership Skills for the 21st Century (1998).