Use of Equity and Environmental Justice Data to Support Airport Decision Making

Environmental justice has historically focused on ensuring that vulnerable populations do not bear a disproportionate burden of the negative environmental impacts of policies, programs, and projects and that these communities are meaningfully included in planning and public outreach. There is increased emphasis on ensuring that airport activities and investments lead to a more sustainable and just economy that addresses historical racial injustices and enhances the quality of life for vulnerable populations. Yet airports do not have an established framework for incorporating environmental justice and equity into airport decision-making. These decisions often require the use of robust datasets that are frequently large and may come from disparate sources, and the thoughtful interpretation of the data through the lens of environmental justice may be difficult for airports. Research is needed to develop resources to educate and support airport practitioners in integrating environmental justice and equity into decision-making. This includes, but is not limited to, the collection, sharing, interpretation, and incorporation of equity and environmental justice data in a manner that enhances how development and operational decisions can positively affect the economic and social well-being of neighboring communities. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to prepare resources to educate and support airport practitioners in integrating environmental justice and equity into decision-making.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5200
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research is complete. Results published in ACRP Research Report 265.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $397,661.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 02-99

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)

  Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Navarrete, Joseph

• Performing Organizations:

  HMMH

  Burlington, MA  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Nagy, Julia

• Start Date: 20220516
• Expected Completion Date: 20240215
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport operations; Airport planning; Airports; Data collection; Decision making; Environmental justice; Transportation equity
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01779168
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 02-99
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 17 2021 10:41PM