Sustainable air transport

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	342-3203/01
Abbreviation	ULD
Course title	Sustainable air transport
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Institute of Transport
Course coordinator	Ing. Vojtěch Graf, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to ecology
2. EU initiatives and legislation
3. EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment)
4. Flight route optimization
5. The "Green Descent" and "Green Climb" initiatives
6. Dynamic flight optimization using the Cost Index
7. Tankering
8. Airport environmental policy
9. Use of renewable resources and energy management at airports
10. Airport waste management
11. Electrification of ground operations at airports
12. Electromobility and mathematical tools for its development
13. Presentation of group semester project

Literature

VANEK, Francis M. Sustainable transportation systems engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, c2014. ISBN 978-0-07-180012-9.

Advised literature

EDWARDS, Brian. The modern airport terminal: new approaches to airport architecture. 2nd ed. London: Spon Press, 2005. ISBN 0-415-24812-4.

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