Towards Sustainable Aviation

Hardback  272 pages  ISBN 9781853838170      £85.00

Softback  272 pages  ISBN 9781853838187      £25.00

Aviation is integral to the global economy and is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. However, aviation can be a significant contributor to local air pollution and ambient noise, and is set to become a prominent cause of global warming if present growth trends continue. While the economic benefits of aviation are of the utmost importance and need to be retained, the potential for expansion in aviation could represent one of the main obstacles to environmentally sustainable development at the global level.

Without far-reaching changes, the problems associated with aviation can only multiply and worsen. Towards Sustainable Aviation takes an important step in accurately diagnosing these problems and pointing towards their solutions. Industry, policy and research experts have each brought their unique perspectives to this multidisciplinary examination of how to address immediate and future problems, and what the nature of genuinely sustainable aviation might be, integrating analyses of technological, policy and management issues.

This comprehensive volume contains vital industry intelligence and foresight, making it an essential source of information and analysis for managers, consultants, regulators, planners, researchers, students, and environmental and governmental policy-makers.

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, TAROM 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: the NGO perspective
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&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