February 2020 – This book highlights the latest research in the field of sustainable aviation, covering future developments in carbon emissions reduction, carbon trading and the impact of emerging technologies on aviation, as well as social, legal and regulatory changes as they pertain to the aviation sector. The book is a reference guide for practitioners, regulators, academics, students and anyone interested in the future of aviation. It is edited by academics from the universities of Concordia, Canada, and Bari, Italy, with contributory chapters by academics and experts.
Chapters cover:
Recent developments in sustainable aviation: An overview Angela Stefania Bergantino, Kalima Vico and Thomas Walker
Sustaining flight: Comprehension, assessment and certification of sustainability in aviation Walter Palmer
Boulding, Brundtland, economics and efforts to integrate air transportation policies into sustainable development Kenneth Button
Environmentally sustainable air transport: A focus on airline productivity Thomas Budd, Mario Intini and Nicola Volta
The analysis of the sustainability commitment formulation and implementation for the selected airlines Margaryta Radomska and Larysa Cherniak
Environmental policies in European aviation: A stakeholder management perspective Marina Efthymiou and Andreas Papatheodoru
Market-based measures: The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation Angela Stefania Bergantino and Luisa Loiacono
Impact of air transport on the noise level in the city of Sofia Stela Todorova and Kaloyan Haralampiev
Social dimensions of aviation on sustainable development Dimitrios J. Dimitriou and Maria F. Sartzetaki
An element-by-element approach for a holistic estimation of the airport carbon footprint Maria Nadia Postorino and Luca Mantecchini
Can laboratory experiments help in evaluating emissions trading schemes? A pilot experiment on aviation allowances: Lessons to be learned Sabrina Armenio, Angela Stefania Bergantino and Andrea Morone
Milestone of greening the flight path: Alternative fuels Selçuk Ekici, İlkay Orhan, T. Hikmet Karakoç and Arif Hepbasli
External benefits of smart payment tools for airport train services Marco Percoco
Sustainable alternative air transport technologies Andreas B. Hardeman
Editors: Thomas Walker, Angela Stefania Bergantino, Northrop Sprung-Much and Luisa Loiacono
