Airport Environmental Planning

Short course/CPD

Airport Environmental Planning

Course date: Please enquire

Course overview

Critical to the future success and development of airports is the need to understand how their operations impact the environment and in identifying solutions to mitigate these impacts.

This course introduces participants to the theory and practices of airport environmental planning and consists of a programme of lectures delivered by Department of Air Transport faculty, other academics and visiting speakers from industry. The course also includes an airport noise modelling workshop and an airport visit.

Location

Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.

Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).

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Course fee:

£1370 excluding accommodation

CPD/Short Course Accommodation (Non-Residential)

How to register

Further information

For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk

Course Booking Conditions

Course description

Who should attend

The course will be of value and interest to:

Planners and environmental specialists employed by airports who are responsible for airport planning and for the development of master plans.
Aviation industry consultants who are regularly involved in airport master planning projects and environmental impact assessments.

Content summary

Airports & the environment: the context
Measuring carbon
Airports and the environment: the key issues
Technology and sustainable aviation
Airport noise planning
Aircraft noise effects
Aircraft noise modelling workshop
Airport surface access
Biodiversity and ecological protection
Airports and air quality
Environmental impact assessment
Environmental protection at Munich Airport
Airports and the environment: an environmentalist perspective
Environmental protection and mitigation: a way forward
Airport visit.

A full timetable will be made available in due course.

Course Director

Dr Romano Pagliari

Dr Pagliari is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Air Transport who specialises in airport business management and air transport economics. He is also course director for the full and part-time masters degrees in Airport Planning and Management.

T: +44 (0) 1234 754231
F: + 44 (0) 1234 752207
E: r.pagliari@cranfield.ac.uk

Dr David Gillingwater

Dr Gillingwater is a University Fellow in transport studies at Loughborough University and specialises in airport planning and environmental protection. He is also a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Air Transport and a Visiting Professor at MMU’s Centre for Air Transport and the Environment.

T: +44 (0) 1509 223401
E: d.gillingwater@lboro.ac.uk