The urban metabolism of airline passengers: Scaling and sustainability.
Concerns about the negative externalities of air transport suggest it is important to consider the sustainability of growth in demand for air transport. However, there is little agreement on how the sustainability of demand should be evaluated. In this paper, I draw on the extensive literature on al...
| Published in: | Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.) Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 212 - 226 |
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