Towards sustainable aviation / edited by Paul Upham ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Upham, Paul, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeronautics.

Sustainable development.

Aeronautics--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2003.

Summary:

Aviation is integral to the global economy but it is also one of the main obstacles to environmentally sustainable development. It is one of the world's fastest growing - and most polluting - industries. What can be done to retain the economic and other benefits it brings, without the associated pollution, noise, congestion and loss of countryside? In this volume, industry, policy and research experts examine how to address the problems, and what it would take to achieve genuinely sustainable aviation - looking at technological, policy and demand-management options. Without far-reaching changes the problems caused by aviation can only multiply and worsen. This work seeks to take an important step in diagnosing the problems and in pointing towards their solutions.

Contents:

Front Cover

Towards Sustainable Aviation

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes

List of Contributors

Preface

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Part 1: Trends and Issues

1. Introduction: perspectives on sustainability and aviation: Paul Upham

2. Organizational and growth trends in air transport: Ian Humphreys

3. The social and economic benefits of aviation: Robert Caves

4. The human health impacts of aviation: Ken Hume and Adrian Watson

5. The global atmospheric impacts of aviation: David Lee and David Raper

6. Aircraft noise, community relations and stakeholder involvement: Callum Thomas and Martin Lever

Part 2: Mitigations and Potential Solutions

7. Environmental management and the aviation industry: Paul Hooper, Bridget Heath and Janet Maughan

8. The potential for modal substitution: Milan Janic

9. Air freight and global supply chains: the environmental dimension: David Gillingwater, Ian Humphreys and Robert Watson

10. The potential offered by aircraft and engine technologies: Jacquetta Lee

11. Climate policy for civil aviation: actors, policy instruments and the potential for emissions reductions: Andreas Pastowski

Part 3: Multisector Commentaries

12. Multisector commentaries on sustainability and aviation

Economic aspects of sustainability and UK aviation: Simon Bishop, Institute for Public Policy Research

Sustainable aviation: implications for economies in transition: Delia Dimitriu, Romanian Air Transport

Key issues in aviation environmental policy-making: Léonie Dobbie, Partner, GreenAscent (former Director, Aviation Environment, IATA, 1996-2002)

Towards sustainable aviation?: Brian Graham, University of Ulster

Aircraft noise: Tim Johnson, Aviation Environment Federation.

Environmental and economic factors in airport capacity: Joop Krul, Schiphol Airport

Potential improvements to air traffic management: Arthur Lieuwen and Ted Elliff, EUROCONTROL

Making aviation less unsustainable: some pointers to the way ahead: Caroline Lucas, MEP

Sustainable aviation: what do you mean?: Mark McLellan, Partner, GreenAscent

Sustainability and aviation: problems and solutions: Beatrice Schell, T&amp

E

Airlines and sustainable development: Hugh Somerville, British Airways

The case for 'no growth': John Whitelegg, Liverpool John Moores University

13. Conclusion: Paul Upham

Index

The Earthscan Reader on World Transport Policy and Practice

Urban Transport Environmentand Equity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-55125-5

1-136-55126-3

1-84977-340-8

9781849773409

OCLC:

56675960

Publisher Number:

9781853838170