Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System—Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options

Airport sustainability encompasses a wide variety of practices that ensure protection of the environment, social progress that recognizes the needs of all stakeholders, and maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment. While many airports have begun to incorporate sustainability practices into their planning, construction, and operation, there currently is no established, comprehensive method for gauging airport sustainability performance. This report identifies the features of a sustainability rating system specifically developed for airports, identifies options for implementing the rating system and a certification program, and evaluates the viability of their implementation and adoption. The report provides a framework upon which a comprehensive airport-centric rating system can be built should the airport industry decide it would be beneficial for assessing its sustainability performance. The report notes that the key structural components of the Prototype Rating System focus on airport-wide performance (versus project-specific performance) and include sustainability activities grouped in categories, metrics to allow airports to measure and track performance, performance actions to improve sustainability, opportunity for innovation, and a scoring framework to establish a sustainability rating for airports. A chief finding of the research is that, while there may be industry support for a voluntary airport sustainability rating system, there are significant cost and governance issues that would need to be addressed.

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• Authors:
  • Lurie, Carol
  • Humblet, Emmanuelle
  • Steuer, Chris
  • Lemaster, Kristin
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Glossary; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 240p
• Serial:
  • ACRP Report
  • Issue Number: 119
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1935-9802
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport operations; Airport planning; Airports; Certification; Performance measurement; Ratings; Sustainable development
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Environment; Society; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01549550
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309308205
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project 02-28
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 2 2015 2:41PM