Scott Jiusto
Associate Professor
Director, Cape Town, South Africa Project Center
508-831-5393 (tel),
508-831-5485 (fax)
sjiusto@wpi.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in Geography, Clark University Graduate School of Geography. 2004.
- M.A. in Geography, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1998.
- B.S. in Social Theory, Social Structure and Change, Empire State College, State University of New York, 1992.
Related Links
Cape Town Project Centre: see www.wpi-capetown.org
Areas of Interest
The theoretical perspective unifying my work is an interest in exploring and promoting socio-technical systems change for sustainability transitions. I employ this perspective to analyze how societies are responding to the growing imperative to redevelop infrastructural systems to meet basic humans needs while sustaining healthy societies and environments, and to illuminate how “technological” innovation emerges through complex actor-network dynamics and highly contested social as well as technical and economic processes.
My work presently focuses on two complementary areas -- US electrical systems and informal settlement upgrading in South Africa – that represent divergent social and cultural contexts associated with the global sustainability challenges of climate change and rapid urbanization. In both cases, I am interested in how knowledge creation, policy, innovation and technological change occurs and is measured, not only as a researcher, but as an educator and change agent working with others across disciplines and social sectors.
My work also contributes to developing new approaches to educating engineers and scientists to meet the challenge of sustainability. I do this as a teacher in WPI’s unique project-based Global Perspective Program and as a researcher examining how these educational experiences impact students and the communities where they work.
Select Publications
Jiusto, S. (In Press). “Spatial indeterminacy and the construction of environmental knowledge,” Geographical Journal.
Stephens, J. C. and S. Jiusto (2010). “Comparing innovation of carbon-reducing energy options: A socio-technical analysis of carbon capture and storage and enhanced geothermal systems,” Energy Policy Vol. 38, pages 2020–2031.
Jiusto, S. (2009). “Energy transformations and geographic research,” in A Companion to Environmental Geography, Editors Noel Castree, David Demeritt, Diana Liverman and Bruce Rhoads. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. p. 533-551.
Jiusto, S. and R. Hersh (2009). “Proper homes, toilets, water and jobs – a new approach to meeting the modest hopes of shackdwellers in Cape Town, South Africa,” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Planning and Development. Editors C. A. Brebbia, M. Neophytou, E. Beriatos, I. Ioannou and G. Kungolos. Southampton, UK, WIT Press.
Jiusto, S. (2008). “An indicator framework for assessing US state carbon emissions reduction efforts (with baseline trends from 1990-2001),” Energy Policy, Vol. 36, pages 2234-2252.
Jiusto, S. and D. DiBiasio (2007). “The habit of learning,” ASEE Prism, Vol. 17, No. 3, page 51.
Jiusto, S. (2006). “Triangular thinking: Reflections on research questions and methodology,” Annals of Research on Engineering Education, Vol. 2 , No. 3.
Jiusto, S. (2006). “The differences that methods make: Cross-border power flows and accounting for carbon emissions from electricity use,” Energy Policy, Vol. 34, No. 17 (Nov. 2006), pages 2915-2928.
Jiusto, S. and D. DiBiasio (2006). “Experiential learning environments: Do they prepare our students to be self-directed, life-long learners?” Journal of Engineering Education, July 2006, pages 195-204.
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