Aviation and the Environment
Aviation and the Environment

Author: Gerald Dillingham

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-04

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 1437939902

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The FAA estimates that the number of flights in the U.S. will increase 20% by 2024. It also has identified numerous airports that will need to expand to handle more flights. However, increasing airport capacity and operations poses potentially significant impacts on the environment and quality of life for surrounding communities. This report addresses: (1) airports' actions to reduce their environmental impacts; (2) the extent airports believe environmental issues delay development or operational changes; and (3) the strategies airports can adopt to address environmental issues. The report surveyed the 150 busiest airports as measured by the number of operations. Illus. This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find report.

Aviation and the Environment
Aviation and the Environment

Author: Gerald L. Dillingham

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2001-07

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780756712549

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Reviews: (1) the key concerns and challenges associated with airports' current operations and future growth -- particularly concerns about aircraft noise, water quality, and air pollutant emissions -- and the actions being taken by the nation's busiest airports to balance environmental concerns with such operations and growth; and (2) the actions taken by the FAA and other Federal agencies to address environmental concerns associated with airports' current operations and future growth. Contains recomm. to the DoT and the EPA to further assist airports as they attempt to balance their operations and growth with the impact of their activities on the environment. Charts, tables, and photos.

Encyclopedia of Community Planning and Environmental Management
Encyclopedia of Community Planning and Environmental Management

Author: Marilyn Spigel Schultz

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13:

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This encyclopedia defines concepts and terms essential to understanding the ways in which land is developed, regulated and protected. Major subject areas discussed include: land use regulation; transportation; housing; planning techniques and tools; recreation; urban design; economic development; the history of planning; data analysis and computer applications; Federal programs; census applications and the legal aspects of planning. It also covers environmental concerns such as energy conservation, air and water pollution, solid waste management and flooding, and provides glimpses of the future of the whole field. Includes a list of acronyms and their meanings, as well as line drawings and photographs to illustrate the terms. ISBN 0-87196-447-3 : $45.00 (For use only in the library).

A Guidebook for the Preservation of Public-Use Airports
A Guidebook for the Preservation of Public-Use Airports

Author: Thomas P Thatcher

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 0309213177

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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 44: A Guidebook for the Preservation of Public-Use Airports describes why public-use airports close and identifies measures and strategies that can be undertaken to potentially help preserve and prevent an airport closure.

Hearings
Hearings

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia

Publisher:

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 1514

ISBN-13:

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