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Plane truth : aviation's real impact on people and the environment / Rose Bridger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bridger, Rose.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aeronautics--Environmental aspects.
- Aeronautics.
- Aircraft exhaust emissions--Environmental aspects.
- Aircraft exhaust emissions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pluto Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An engaging critical account of the aviation industry, which debunks a number of misconceptions and self-justifying myths.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acronyms
- Glossary
- A Note on the Text
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. The Future of Flight
- 2. Feeding the Fuel Tanks
- 3. Local Environmental Impacts
- 4. Threats to Wildlife and Farmland
- 5. Green Garnish
- 6. Air Cargo
- 7. Industrial Cargo
- 8. Arms, Aid and Accidents
- 9. Concrete and Overcapacity
- 10. Counting the Costs
- 11. Real Estate and Revenue Streams
- 12. How Aviation Keeps Growing
- Appendix: NGOs working to address the environmental and economic impacts of aviation expansion
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 14, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 9781849649612
- 1849649618
- 9781849649605
- 184964960X
- OCLC:
- 864358208
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