Greening Airports Advanced Technology and Operations /

• Main Author: Janić, Milan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy efficiency.; Building > Superintendence.; Construction industry > Management.; Construction superintendence.; Facility management.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Facility Management.; Construction Management.; Sustainable Development.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).

Greening Airports considers the “greening”, i.e., more sustainable development, of the entire air transport system – airports, air traffic control, and airlines – that could be achieved by the development and implementation of advanced operations and technologies.  A broad overview of the general co...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Greening the Air Transport System: Structure Concept, and Principles
• 3. Greening Airports - I: Monitoring, Analyzing, and Assessing
• 4. Greening Airports – II: Transforming an Airport into a True Multimodal Transport Node
• 5. Greening the Airport Airside Area - I: Increasing Runway Capacity Without Increasing Airport Size
• 6. Greening the Airport Airside Area - II: LH2 (Liquid Hydrogen) as an Alternative Fuel
• 7. Greening the Airport Landside Area: LRRT (Light Rail Rapid Transit) Access System
• 8. Conclusions.