Evaluating Airport Location Sustainability Performance: A Methodology from Experts and Contextual Perspective

  • Program Transportation & Infrastructure Transportation & Infrastructure
  • Type Methodology paper
  • Date 23 January 2025
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Abstract

This paper presents a methodology to evaluate the sustainable performance of an airport location. The approach integrates multiple criteria, including transport requirements, environmental impacts, accessibility, economic potential, social impacts, and regulatory acceptability. The methodology consists of three steps: (1) defining location scenarios and setting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); (2) expert weighting of criteria, incorporating contextual sensitivity to allow for adjustments based on regional factors; and (3) quantifying location performance. This methodology emphasizes the importance of sustainability, ensuring that the chosen airport location provides both immediate and long-term benefits. The goal is to ensure that decisions are tailored to local needs within an international context while maintaining compliance with various factors to ensure long-term success and minimal adverse impacts.

Authors

Andres Felipe Guzman

Andres Felipe Guzman

Senior Fellow- Transportation & Infrastructure Andres is a transport senior fellow with over 22 years of experience in transportation. His research focuses on transportation demand…

Andres is a transport senior fellow with over 22 years of experience in transportation. His research focuses on transportation demand planning, the macroeconomic impact of transportation policies, multi-regional input-output models, hybrid integrated models for transport, and demand and supply models of energy and transportation systems. Before joining KAPSARC, he was an associate professor and visiting lecturer in the Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria, Universidad de Los Andes, and Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. He was also a researcher in the Transportation Research Center (TRANSyT) at the Technical University of Madrid in Spain. He has also worked on many transportation projects as a senior transportation consultant for public and private companies, at Bogota’s District Secretary Planning Office and the Bogota Metro Line 1 project with the China Harbour Engineering Company.

Andres holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria in Colombia. He also has an M.Sc. in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems from the MIT Portugal Program (Lisbon) and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering Systems - Transportation from Madrid's Technical University in Spain.

Expertise

  • Transport Demand Modeling
  • Aviation Transport
  • Impact Assessment of Transport Policies
  • Sustainable Transport
  • Transport Economics and Energy Assessments

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Juan Nicolas Gonzalez

Juan Nicolas Gonzalez

Postdoctoral Researcher- Transportation & Infrastructure Juan Nicolas Gonzalez is a Postdoctoral Researcher at KAPSARC, specializing in sustainable transport and mobility. He holds an M.Sc. in…

Juan Nicolas Gonzalez is a Postdoctoral Researcher at KAPSARC, specializing in sustainable transport and mobility. He holds an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering with a focus on traffic and transportation and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering Systems with a focus on transportation. Prior to joining KAPSARC, he worked as a researcher at the Transportation Research Center (TRANSyT) at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and as a Transport Consultant. His contributions span projects on transport policy, parking management, low-emission zones, shared mobility services, and urban logistics. His research interests include transport policy and modeling, data-driven approaches in mobility, the intersection of energy and transport, and sustainable urban mobility solutions.

Expertise

  • Transport Policy and Modeling
  • Data Science in Transport
  • Energy and Transport
  • Sustainable Urban Mobility

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