Fly and be damned
Subtitle: what now for aviation and climate change?
By: Peter McManners
Publisher: Zed Books; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781848139756; 9781848139749
Subjects: Commercial Aeronautics; Environmental aspects
Description: "Fly and Be Damned calls for a fundamental change to our travelling habits. Going beyond the well-known facts about the unsustainable nature of the aviation industry, this is the first book to transcend the emotional debate between those entrenched for or against flying. Aviation, it argues, is locked in a stalemate between misguided policy and the imperative to deal with its environmental impact. There is now little possibility that the route to sustainable flying will be free of turbulence."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-175) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Fly and be damned. Addicted to flying; title: Climate change; title: Projected expansion of capacity; title: pt. 2. Aviation today. Living the dream; title: Progress out of crisis; title: The Chicago Convention; title: Globalization and aviation; title: The low-cost revolution; title: Breaking the mould; title: Too little, too late; title: pt. 3. The future of aviation. Green air vehicles; title: The third golden age; title: Unleash the entrepreneurs; title: Short haul to trains; title: Global aviation policy framework.