CIVENG 157
Sustainable Aviation and Infrastructure
The course overviews principles of “green” and “sustainable” aviation and provides analysis methods for evaluating aviation sustainability metrics and measurements. Aircraft operations and airport systems are studied in the context of global warming, aviation noise, local air quality, global emissions, third-party risk, environmental economics and resilience. Models of carbon reduction, and technology and operations alternatives are studied. Future sustainable aviation concepts, such as urban and regional air mobility are introduced and analyzed. Case studies.
Topics
- To become aware of sustainable aviation development, and its global and local societal importance. To learn about major concepts of carbon reduction in aviation, including new technologies and operations alternatives. To be able to think critically about the role of sustainable aviation and infrastructure in society. To learn how to critically study action plans and policies related to aviation environmental issues, developed by the UN, ICAO, FAA, EPA, IPCC, and local and regional policy-makers. To develop skills for planning and assessment of the green and sustainable aviation sector’s future in the context of real-world developments and practice, equity and justice. To develop analytical skills for quantifying the benefits and disadvantages of electric aircraft and their use. To learn about sustainable aviation by evaluating case studies and the relationship among aircraft, airspace, airport/vertiport/spaceport facilities and policy.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
{'preRequisiteCourse': '1066961', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027