From Environmental Management Systems to Airport Environmental Performance: A Model Assessment
From Environmental Management Systems to Airport Environmental Performance: A Model Assessment
Author(s): Elen Paraskevi PARASCHI, Ioulia POULAKI, Athina PAPAGEORGIOUSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Energy and Environmental Studies, Tourism
Published by: ASERS Publishing
Keywords: airports; environmental management systems; airport environmental performance; AEP model; air transport; environment;
Summary/Abstract: In the last decades, aviation industry has expressed an increasing interest in the application of environmental management systems (EMSs). Many scholars have examined the environmental impact of the airports’ operations, but few have studied the management practices used to develop airport environmental policies. This study aims to contribute to academic and managerial knowledge by exploring and evaluating the application of EMS in the largest Greek airport, namely Athens International Airport (AIA). To achieve this goal, a qualitative case study was conducted in every dimension and aspect of AIA’s Environmental Management System. Subsequently, a new Airport Environmental Performance Model (AEP) was built combining the case study results with the most common benchmarking models proposed in the literature. This research enhances the understanding about the airport environmental management and offers best-practice insights to scholars and aviation professionals altogether, proposing the new AEP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism (JEMT)
- Issue Year: XIII/2022
- Issue No: 3(59)
- Page Range: 831-852
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
