Environmental impacts of airports : a study of airport development and its impact on the social, environmental and economic well-being of the community

Fayazbakhsh, M

Abstract

In the last thirty years, air traffic has increased rapidly
causing the need to build more and larger airports. As the
aviation industry continues to expand, the need for larger
and more efficient aircraft with bigger payloads over greater
distances becomes inevitable. The use of larger aircraft
coupled with the growing demand for air travel requires the
building of more and larger airports. One of the most
important factors to consider when building a new airport is
the impacts it may have on the environment.
This thesis attempts to investigate the most important
environmental impacts that may rise from the building of a
new airport, it also discusses both the positive and the
negative aspects of such impacts. It also discusses the ways
and means of reducing and minimisin the adverse
environmental impacts. It does iQI, however, concentrate
specifically on a particular airport and the contents apply
to airports "in general". A " general assessment" of such
environmental impacts will also be made in the final Chapter.
It should, however, be noted that, although the main aim of
this thesis is to investigate the environmental impacts of
airports, a considerable amount of' the material in this
thesis relates to "aircraft" since some of the most important
environmental impacts of airports are directly caused by
aircraft, for example, the problem of aircraft noise.

Citation

Fayazbakhsh, M. Environmental impacts of airports : a study of airport development and its impact on the social, environmental and economic well-being of the community. (Thesis). University of Salford

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Aug 17, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 17, 2011
• Award Date: Jan 1, 1996