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<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) <i>Report on the Sustainable Master Plan Pilot
Program and Lessons Learned </i>published in December 2012 showed that airports
of all sizes can benefit from incorporating sustainability in their master
plans. Global aviation organizations such as the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) and Airports Council International (ACI) have been in the
forefront in championing aviation sustainability. While incorporating
sustainability in airport planning is highly encouraged, there are challenges
associated with such a process. Some of the challenges experienced by airport
managers in planning and implementation sustainability are lack of financial
capability, and lack of skilled sustainability specialists. In 2009, FAA launched
the Airport Sustainability - Airport Improvement Program (AIP), to provide
grants to airports that were willing to invest the time and resources in
preparing airport master plans that incorporate sustainability issues. To date,
44 airports have been funded through the FAA Airport Sustainability AIP grant.
Six of the 44 airports are in the category of small hub airports as classified
by the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). The objective of
this study is to gain an in-depth understanding of the approaches to
sustainability planning used by the six small hub airports in the FAA program.
The researcher chose a case study design to conduct an exploratory case study with
multiple cases. The results of the study show that the approaches used by the
six airports vary depending on the specific airport needs and resources
available. Based on the study results, the researcher concludes there are more
similarities than differences in the approaches airports have used to
incorporate sustainability in the master planning process.</p>
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| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/8072012 |
| Date | 14 May 2019 |
| Creators | Caroline K Marete (6199067) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/Incorporating_Sustainability_Planning_in_Airport_Master_Plans_A_Case_Study_of_Six_U_S_Small_Hub_Airports/8072012 |
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