01480710

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168917.aspx

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/168917.aspx

This synthesis reports on the current practice of environmental management system (EMS) development at airports in the United States and Canada—why this is occurring, what they look like, and how they were developed. The report provides guidance to airports with regard to the current state of practice in the airport industry and answers questions that airport managers and personnel responsible for environmental management at airports may have on what their peers are doing. It is written for an audience that may not have extensive familiarity with the technical details of EMS. The study provides background on the framework of an EMS, similarities and differences of the various approaches, the development process, and lessons learned by airports that have EMS experience. Information was collected through a literature review and telephone interviews, with a follow-up electronic survey of 20 airports having experience with EMS. All 20 airports responded to the telephone interview and 19 or 20 responded to the electronic survey.

Project A11-03, Topic S02-09

English

58p

2013

ACRP Synthesis of Airport Practice

9780309223959

Print

Appendices; Bibliography; Figures; Glossary; Tables

Airports; Environmental policy; Interviewing; Literature reviews; State of the practice

Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

Canada; United States

Aviation; Environment; I15: Environment

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

May 6 2013 1:36PM