Towards Sustainable Aviation

Upham, Paul; Maughan, Janet; Raper, David; Thomas, Callum

doi:10.4324/9781849773409

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“…Airport organizations of all sizes are one of the main players in this key economic sector and face a great variety of sustainability issues such as noise pollution, energy consumption, water pollution, waste management, and the storage and control of hazardous materials (e.g., Pitt and Smith 2003;Upham and Mills 2005;Schäfer and Waitz 2014). Moreover, airport organizations are exposed to increasing institutional pressures and must demonstrate their corporate responsibility to ensure their social license to operate (Budd et al 2013;Daley 2012;Skouloudis et al 2012;Upham et al 2003). These organizations do not only comprise large airports located near major cities.…”

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confidence: 99%

Greening Remote SMEs: The Case of Small Regional Airports

Boiral¹,

Ebrahimi

Kuyken

et al. 2017

J Bus Ethics

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The objective of this paper is to explore, through a qualitative study of small regional airports, how sustainability issues are taken into account in remote small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on 42 semi-structured interviews conducted with managers of small regional Canadian airports and experts in this area, this study shows the quasi-absence of specific measures for sustainability, despite the seriousness of environmental issues, which tend to be subordinated to economic priorities and operational activities. The paper contributes to the literature on sustainability in SMEs by focusing on passive organizations located in remote areas and the complex reasons underlying their lack or absence of environmental commitment. The paper sheds more light on the essential role of stakeholders in providing the resources and skills necessary for the development of sustainability initiatives in passive SMEs. The study's managerial contributions and implications for stakeholders are also discussed.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Greening Remote SMEs: The Case of Small Regional Airports

Boiral¹,

Ebrahimi

Kuyken

et al. 2017

J Bus Ethics

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“…Balancing economic growth and environmental capacity is a major theme (Graham 2003). Upham et al (2003a) make a useful distinction between eco-efficiency (environmental impact per unit of business performance) and sustainability (limits to growth). Early scholarly interest in the rise of airport economic clusters is captured by Twomey and Tomkins (1995) in a study of Manchester Airport and van den Berg, Van Klink, and Pol (1996) who concluded that collaboration in both spatial and economic planning was vital to maximizing the interests of all regional stakeholders.…”

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“…These two core sections of the article are prefaced by reviews of how airports have only slowly gained prominence in the planning, urban geography, and economic development literature. A guiding logic in this critical review is the goal of ''the sustainable airport'' (Longhurst et al 1996), although the carbon emissions associated with even ''green'' aviation policy condemn this to a largely rhetorical status (Freestone 2009;Upham et al 2003a) Contestation of airport-driven development is considered in the penultimate section of the article. Our conclusion points to the importance of a regional perspective in airport development, the alignment of airport master planning and broader urban and regional plans, and the need for active collaborative processes among all public and private stakeholders.…”

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Spatial Planning Models of Airport-Driven Urban Development

Freestone

Baker

2011

Journal of Planning Literature

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Airports have been relatively neglected in scholarly planning literature despite their historic role in shaping metropolitan form. Their transformation into major mixed-use urban nodes anchoring subregional realms of aviation-oriented development has underscored their significance as agents of and products of globalization. Reviewing the trends and planning issues arising, several normative models of airport spaces are identified and discussed in relation to sustainable development objectives. The contestation of airport expansion that has made for epic political battles in diverse settings and its implications for models of airport-led urban development is noted. The review is guided by the notion of the sustainable airport region, which ultimately requires a rapprochement between airport master plans and broader urban planning strategies.

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“…The number of passengers has doubled every 12-15 year period since 1970s. Increased airframe and engine technology has improved efficiently in term of capability and economic performance (Upham, 2003). This development means reduction in cost per tickets and more people can afford to travel.…”

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Digestive Functional Symptoms among Ground Employees in an Airline Company in Relation to Diet, Insomnia and Lifestyle Factors

Takaoka¹,

Lindgren²,

Lundgren³

et al. 2016

GJHS

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PURPOSE: There are some epidemiological studies on pilots and cabin staff, but we found few health studies on aviation ground employees. The aim was to study associations between digestive symptoms in airline ground employees and diet, insomnia and lifestyle factors.METHODS: A standardized questionnaire was mailed to all Stockholm ground employees in a Scandinavian airline company, 201 service agents (ticketing and gate service) and 564 office workers from the same company participated. Associations were analysed by multiple logistic regression.RESULTS: Of the service agents, 13.8% reported poor appetite, 17.5%% heartburn, 14.1%, diarrhea, 51.7% bloating, 18.8% constipation and 15.40% epigastralgia. Service agents reported more bloating (OR=1.56; p<0.01), and poor appetite (OR=2.33; p<0.01) than office workers. The prevalence of insomnia was 77.7% among service agents and 63.1% among office workers (p<0.001). In service agents, insomnia was related to poor appetite (OR=2.49; p<0.01), heartburn (OR=2.14; p<0.01), diarrhea (OR=3.62; p<0.001) bloating (OR=1.62; p<0.01), constipation (OR=2.74; p<0.01) and epigastralgia (OR=3.44; p<0.001). In office workers, there were no associations between insomnia and digestive symptoms. In the total material of ground employees (N=765), higher body mass index (BMI) was related to diarrhea and females suffered from more constipation and epigastralgia. Older age was related to heartburn and bloating. Smoking was related to poor appetite, more heartburn and epigastralgia and less constipation. The number of years employed at the airline company was negatively associated with heartburn, diarrhea and bloating. Frequent fast food consumption was associated with more bloating and heartburn. Frequent vegetables consumption was associated with less heartburn.CONCLUSION: Insomnia and digestive symptoms were more common among service agents than office workers in the same airline company, possible partly due to stress. Besides insomnia, BMI, smoking, female gender, age, and diet were associated with digestive symptoms.

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Towards Sustainable Aviation

Cited by 26 publications

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Greening Remote SMEs: The Case of Small Regional Airports

Greening Remote SMEs: The Case of Small Regional Airports

Spatial Planning Models of Airport-Driven Urban Development

Digestive Functional Symptoms among Ground Employees in an Airline Company in Relation to Diet, Insomnia and Lifestyle Factors

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