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Fly and be damned : what now for aviation and climate change? / / Peter McManners
| Fly and be damned : what now for aviation and climate change? / / Peter McManners |
| Autore | McManners Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Disciplina | 387.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics, Commercial - Environmental aspects
Social impact of environmental issues |
| ISBN |
1-350-22015-9
1-84813-977-2 1-78032-391-3 1-280-06396-3 9786613520012 1-84813-976-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About the author; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; ONE -- Fly and be damned; 1. Addicted to flying; The aviation debate; Aviation and sustainability; Resistance to change; Beyond the conventional view; Real action; 2. Climate change; Climate change and politics; Climate tipping points; Abrupt climate change; Probability of abrupt climate change; The Arctic as an indicator; To act or not to act, that is the question; World society wakes up; Real action; 3. Projected expansion of capacity; Growth of CO2 emissions; The developing world catches up; Flying as a commodity; The economics of the aviation industry; Business flying; Leisure flying; The new commuters; Air cargo; Aviation locked in denial.
TWO -- Aviation today; 4. Living the dream; Dreaming of flying; A lost opportunity -- airships; The dawn of mass aviation; Environmentalism emerges; Deregulation; The 1970s oil crisis; The 1980s and beyond -- return to business as usual; Addicted to oil; 5. Progress out of crisis; The second golden age of aviation; Onward to the third golden age of aviation; 6. The Chicago Convention; The International Civil Aviation Conference; Altered priorities; Resistance to taxing aviation fuel; Impact on the aviation industry; Renegotiating the Chicago Convention; Unilateral action. -- 7. Globalization and aviation; Globalization and sustainability; The political context; Rethinking economic globalization; Specific policy dependencies; The rise of sustainability; -- 8. The low-cost revolution; The birth of low-cost aviation; Expansion into Europe; Capacity creating demand; The low-cost model goes global; The flaw in the business plan; The death throes of low-cost aviation; -- 9. Breaking the mould; The current model of aviation; The impact of the oil price; Predictions of the future; Using economics to redesign aviation; Breaking the mould. 10. Too little, too late; Carbon trading; In defence of cheap flights and continued growth; More efficient aircraft; Better air traffic control; Use of biofuel in aviation; Short-term action; THREE -- The future of aviation; 11. Green air vehicles; Barriers to progress; A vision of green air vehicles; Learning from nature; Learning from the military; Propulsion technology; Next-generation aviation fuel; Hybrid air vehicles; Blended-wing aircraft; The transformation; 12. The third golden age; Breaking the stalemate; Making the case for green aviation; A bushfire throughout aviation; The phoenix rises; Sustainable aviation takes off; First class; Business class; Economy; Air cargo; A scenario of the future. -- 13. Unleash the entrepreneurs; Launching a new aviation industry; Mobilizing innovation; Stepping back to a neutral perspective; Entrepreneurs waiting in the wings; Innovation beyond aviation; -- 14. Short haul to trains; The Cinderella of transport options; Investing in trains; Rail in the developing world; Focus on long-term solutions; -- 15. Global aviation policy framework; Long-term thinking; Aviation within a sustainable policy framework; The precautionary principle; The forum for change; Policy for the transition; New policy foundations; Forcing the transition; Conclusion; References; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779049503321 |
McManners Peter
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fly and be damned : what now for aviation and climate change? / / Peter McManners
| Fly and be damned : what now for aviation and climate change? / / Peter McManners |
| Autore | McManners Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Disciplina | 387.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics, Commercial - Environmental aspects
Social impact of environmental issues |
| ISBN |
1-350-22015-9
1-84813-977-2 1-78032-391-3 1-280-06396-3 9786613520012 1-84813-976-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About the author; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; ONE -- Fly and be damned; 1. Addicted to flying; The aviation debate; Aviation and sustainability; Resistance to change; Beyond the conventional view; Real action; 2. Climate change; Climate change and politics; Climate tipping points; Abrupt climate change; Probability of abrupt climate change; The Arctic as an indicator; To act or not to act, that is the question; World society wakes up; Real action; 3. Projected expansion of capacity; Growth of CO2 emissions; The developing world catches up; Flying as a commodity; The economics of the aviation industry; Business flying; Leisure flying; The new commuters; Air cargo; Aviation locked in denial.
TWO -- Aviation today; 4. Living the dream; Dreaming of flying; A lost opportunity -- airships; The dawn of mass aviation; Environmentalism emerges; Deregulation; The 1970s oil crisis; The 1980s and beyond -- return to business as usual; Addicted to oil; 5. Progress out of crisis; The second golden age of aviation; Onward to the third golden age of aviation; 6. The Chicago Convention; The International Civil Aviation Conference; Altered priorities; Resistance to taxing aviation fuel; Impact on the aviation industry; Renegotiating the Chicago Convention; Unilateral action. -- 7. Globalization and aviation; Globalization and sustainability; The political context; Rethinking economic globalization; Specific policy dependencies; The rise of sustainability; -- 8. The low-cost revolution; The birth of low-cost aviation; Expansion into Europe; Capacity creating demand; The low-cost model goes global; The flaw in the business plan; The death throes of low-cost aviation; -- 9. Breaking the mould; The current model of aviation; The impact of the oil price; Predictions of the future; Using economics to redesign aviation; Breaking the mould. 10. Too little, too late; Carbon trading; In defence of cheap flights and continued growth; More efficient aircraft; Better air traffic control; Use of biofuel in aviation; Short-term action; THREE -- The future of aviation; 11. Green air vehicles; Barriers to progress; A vision of green air vehicles; Learning from nature; Learning from the military; Propulsion technology; Next-generation aviation fuel; Hybrid air vehicles; Blended-wing aircraft; The transformation; 12. The third golden age; Breaking the stalemate; Making the case for green aviation; A bushfire throughout aviation; The phoenix rises; Sustainable aviation takes off; First class; Business class; Economy; Air cargo; A scenario of the future. -- 13. Unleash the entrepreneurs; Launching a new aviation industry; Mobilizing innovation; Stepping back to a neutral perspective; Entrepreneurs waiting in the wings; Innovation beyond aviation; -- 14. Short haul to trains; The Cinderella of transport options; Investing in trains; Rail in the developing world; Focus on long-term solutions; -- 15. Global aviation policy framework; Long-term thinking; Aviation within a sustainable policy framework; The precautionary principle; The forum for change; Policy for the transition; New policy foundations; Forcing the transition; Conclusion; References; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816398203321 |
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McManners Peter
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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