Determination and Applications of Environmental Costs at Different Sized Airports – Aircraft Noise and Engine Emissions |
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Authors: | Cherie Lu Peter Morrell |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Aviation and Maritime Management, Chang June Christian University, 396 Chang Jung Rd. Sec. 1, Kway Jen, Tainan, 711, Taiwan;(2) Air Transport Group, College of Engineering, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 OAL, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | With the increasing trend of charging for externalities and the aim of encouraging the sustainable development of the air
transport industry, there is a need to evaluate the social costs of these undesirable side effects, mainly aircraft noise
and engine emissions, for different airports. The aircraft noise and engine emissions social costs are calculated in monetary
terms for five different sized airports, ranging from hub airports to small regional airports. The number of residences within
different levels of airport noise contours and the aircraft noise classifications are the main determinants for accessing
aircraft noise social costs. The environmental impacts of aircraft engine emissions include both aircraft landing and take-off
and 30-minute cruise. The social costs of aircraft emissions vary by engine type and aircraft category, depending on the damage
caused by different engine pollutants on the human health, vegetation, materials, aquatic ecosystem and climate. The results
indicate that the relationship appears to be curvilinear between environmental costs and the traffic volume of an airport.
The results and methodology of environmental cost calculation could be applied to the proposed European wide harmonised noise
charges as well as the social cost benefit analysis of airports. |
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Keywords: | aircraft noise and engine emissions airport operations environmental costs |
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