A Delicate Balance: Protecting the Environment and Strengthening Trade Through Controlling Aircraft Noise and Emissions

Abstract

International trade and environmental law present a difficult and delicate balance for the commercial airline industry. The weight of real-world trade and environmental issues constantly shift the balance in opposing regulatory and normative directions. For instance, the environmental realities of running an airport, ranging from noise control and air emissions to less publicized issues of chemical runoff and waste disposal, foment anti-airport sentiment in the public and impose significant fiscal burdens on the airport itself. Despite that, the speed and convenience of air travel and the cheaper ticket prices brought by deregulation has the same public clamoring for more flights to more places at more times of the day and night.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396160

Entities

People

  • Linda L. Richardson

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Climate Change
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design