Going Green: Minimizing Aviation's Environmental Footprint at Airports

This paper discusses the efforts that airports can take to minimize harmful environmental impacts and foster environmental stewardship. It describes airport regulations, international standards and industry initiatives. It lists airport initiatives under efforts to protect water quality and air quality, and efforts to halt or slow down climate change; efforts to mitigate airport noise and to undertake responsible land use strategies; recycling and waste management; wildlife protection; and sustainability and overall environmental management. Each airport initiative discussed also describes case studies that illustrate the initiative.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.aci-na.org/sites/default/files/going_green_9-7-07.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Airports Council International - North America

  1775 K Street NW, Suite 500
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 12p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; Airports; Aviation; Case studies; Climate change; Environmental impacts; Environmental protection; International; Land use; Noise control; Recycling; Regulations; Standards; Sustainable development; Waste management; Water quality; Wildlife
• Uncontrolled Terms: Environmental stewardship
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Law; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01084817
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 28 2008 8:13AM