The training The Environment and Airports provides a comprehensive overview of environmental management in the airport sector, which is crucial given the growing concern for sustainability. It will address topics ranging from the environmental assessment and noise, right through to strategies for mitigating air pollution. Find out how airport operations and aviation affect the climate change and explores practices for efficient waste management and coexistence with wildlife. This online training course provides essential tools for the interpretation and application of environmental strategies at airports, providing you with the relevant insights to contribute to the sustainable development of the aviation sector.
Sector-specific
Airports
40 hours
The environment and airports
Airports
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
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Set the environmental issues which affect the airport during the planning, construction and operational phases.
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To determine the importance of the air pollution at a local level at airports and global greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft.
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Identify strategies for mitigate negative effects on the environment.
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Analyse regulations environmental regulations applicable to the airport industry.
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Explore technologies sustainable to improve environmental management at airports.
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Promote practices those responsible to strike a balance between development and sustainability.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF AIRPORTS AND NOISE
1. Environmental issues at airports and in air transport
2. Environmental assessment of airports: planning, construction and operation
3. Noise: Classification and measurement
4. Aircraft noise
5. Noise and disturbance. Effects on health
TEACHING UNIT 2. NOISE POLLUTION AND AIR POLLUTION
1. Noise pollution. The ICAO’s balanced approach
2. Best practices for reducing noise pollution (I)
3. Best practices for reducing noise pollution (II)
4. Air pollutants. Sources of emissions at airports
5. Air pollution. Regulations and quality assessment
TEACHING UNIT 3. CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AVIATION SECTOR
1. Climate change, GHGs and sustainable development
2. Environmental sustainability in the aviation sector (I)
3. Environmental sustainability in the aviation sector (II)
4. Measures to tackle climate change in the aviation sector (I)
5. Measures to tackle climate change in air transport (II)
TEACHING UNIT 4. AIRPORT WASTE AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
1. Environmental management system
2. Waste and waste water
3. Waste recycling
4. The danger posed by wildlife to aircraft. International regulations
5. Wildlife. Risk management and best practice
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