Air Transport and the Environment provides an overview of the main issues relating to
aviation environmental impacts. It explains the challenge facing policymakers in terms of …

Civil aviation has become a major industry and is one of the fastest growing sectors of the
world economy. The growth of civil aviation has advantages and disadvantages for the …

In the coming century, the impact of air travel on the environment will become an
increasingly powerful influence on aircraft design. Unless the impact per passenger …

This special issue of air transportation and the environment brings together analyses carried
out by the integrated aviation modeling teams at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology …

Several authoritative studies indicate that air transport makes a strong, positive contribution
to economic development–a contribution that far outweighs the environmental and social …

Aviation is a fast growing sector of the economy. It is associated with a number of social and
economic benefits and a range of environmentally damaging consequences. It is also …

This paper describes the current status of knowledge regarding the impact of aviation on the
atmosphere. The growth of the aviation industry is likely to continue in the future and at …

In the coming century, the impact of air travel on the environment will become an
increasingly powerful influence on aircraft design. Unless the impact per passenger …

'This is a timely, challenging and fascinating book on a topic of central importance to the
success or otherwise of our climate change policies. It sets down a clear marker for what has …

Many would consider that the current reliance on air transport is environmentally
unsustainable, especially given its impacts on climate change and its use of non-renewable …