Upham P., Maughan J., Raper D., Thomas C. (Eds.) Towards Sustainable Aviation

Earthscan Publications Ltd, London, 2003. — 248 p. —ISBN: 1853838187, 9781853838187, 1853838179, 9781853838170Aviation 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.Trends and issues
Introduction: perspectives on sustainability and aviation
Organizational and growth trends in air transport
The social and economic benefits of aviation
The human health impacts of aviation
The global atmospheric impacts of aviation
Aircraft noise, community relations and stakeholder involvementMitigations and potential solutions
Environmental management and the aviation industry
The potential for modal substitution
Air freight and global supply chains: the environmental dimension
The potential offered by aircraft and engine technologies
Climate policy for civil aviation: actors, policy instruments and the potential for emissions reductionsMultisector commentaries
Multisector commentaries on sustainability and aviation
Economic aspects of sustainability and UK aviation
Sustainable aviation: implications for economies in transition
Key issues in aviation environmental policy-making
Towards sustainable aviation?
Aircraft noise: the NGO perspective
Environmental and economic factors in airport capacity
Potential improvements to air traffic management
Making aviation less unsustainable: some pointers to the way ahead
Sustainable aviation: what do you mean?
Sustainability and aviation: problems and solutions
Airlines and sustainable development
The case for ‘no growth’