Virginia Commonwealth
University:
“Dr. Pitt received his BS from the University of Tennessee
in 1998, Master of Community and Regional Planning from the University of
Oregon in 2001, and Ph.D. in Planning, Governance and Globalization from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in 2009…
Dr. Damian Pitt’s work examines efforts to reduce
community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through energy conservation,
renewable energy use, land use and transportation policies. He has written
several articles, professional and technical reports. Dr. Pitt’s academic
background is complemented by substantive practical experience. Prior to
resuming his doctoral studies, he served as a consultant for Cogan Owens Cogan,
a nationally respected consulting firm in Portland, Oregon. While at COC, he
led a variety of projects for public and private sector clients throughout the
Pacific Northwest.
Dr. Pitt is committed to the pursuit of community-engaged
research, which brings together the talent and resources of the university to
work on diverse collaborations that benefit the people and communities of the
commonwealth. His teaching incorporates students through service learning
courses that have produced a number of energy and climate change planning
documents for various localities. His most recent efforts included a series of
research projects that used the community of Blacksburg, VA as a model for
estimating potential energy consumption and GHG emission reductions through
residential energy efficiency retrofits, alternative transportation and other
local measures. By comparing areas with varying demographic and transportation
patterns, Dr. Pitt’s research attempts to produce a flexible yet predictive
model for local action planning that can be applied to different types of
communities.”
~VCU
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