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Greening the Flight Path: Thought Leadership on Sustainable Aviation
Call For Contributions

Editors:
Thomas Walker, Ph.D., Concordia University Thomas.Walker@concordia.ca
Nafia Bhuiyan, Ph.D., Concordia University nadia.bhuiyan@concordia.ca
Andreas Oehler, Ph.D., Bamberg University andreas.oehler@uni-bamberg.de
Northrop Sprung-Much, M.B.A., Concordia University north.sprung@gmail.com

You are invited to submit a chapter for an edited book titled ‘Greening the Flight Path: Thought Leadership on Sustainable Aviation to be published by Palgrave Macmillan. Below you will find more information regarding the proposed book, the editors, and the submission procedures.

ABOUT THE BOOK: The deregulation of air transportation has rapidly emerged as a key global driver of economic, social, and cultural development, and has revolutionized how we travel and do business. With estimates forecasting that by 2030 the number of domestic and international passengers will reach six billion, traveling on approximately 50 million flights (roughly double the levels of 2011), it is clear that aviation represents one of the major sources of environmental problems and contributors to global warming.

In 2009, the aviation industry took an unprecedented step setting three ambitious targets: (1) a 1.5% annual fuel efficiency improvement until 2020; (2) capping net emissions through carbonneutral growth after 2020; and (3) a 50% cut in net emissions by 2050, compared to 2005. While the strategy to achieve these goals is somewhat ambiguous, this early stance certainly conveys the message that the entire air transport community is engaged: policymakers, airlines, airports, and aircraft/engine manufacturers are all working together to address the urgent climate change challenges.

While the last forty years have seen tremendous leaps in aircraft efficiency and noise reduction, future trends in aviation could constitute a major impediment to achieving sustainable development under economic, social, and environmental perspectives. This book aims to address how air transport can meet growth demands in an environmentally sustainable manner. Because we are in an era in which aviation innovation is fast-paced and complex, the book will add to the discourse by bringing together thought-leadership pieces from a wide range of contributors, including researchers, scientists, engineers, practitioners, policy makers, and students. By presenting new technologies and developments, and discussing the future direction, strategies, and priorities in the field of sustainable aviation, the book will tackle a broad range of aviation-related issues with particular emphasis on key areas of progress.

TOPICS; Topics will include:
1. The roles of technology, sustainable alternative fuels, efficiency improvements in conventional technologies, market-based measures (MBMs), incentive policies, state action plans, and global goals in achieving the industry's 2020 and 2050 goals and commitments.
2. The complex interrelationship of sustainability factors affecting aviation planning on emissions, noise and other environmental and social impacts.
3. The suitability of various carbon mitigation approaches for aviation while taking into account conflicting challenges of maintaining the long-term precedent of lowering costs for aviation transport and reducing carbon emissions on a continuous basis.

Through our selected articles, we will outline and explore those discussions, and propose meaningful and practical solutions to the many unresolved sustainability challenges in the current aviation system. As such, this book will contribute to the development of socially and environmentally responsible practices, and will provide a key reference for those involved in or interested in the aviation and sustainability interface. This book complements ongoing efforts by the UN to implement the Sustainability Development Goals. Being transdisciplinary in nature, our book is expected to contribute to multiple fields ranging from business and finance to the natural and social sciences.

Our book will benefit the target audience by providing insights into the latest philosophies, approaches, tools, and methods from leading experts in a format that is coherent, comprehensible, and stimulating. The air transportation business is changing and our audience will benefit from accessing leading research and discovering the latest trends in the global aviation system's transition towards sustainability.

Readers who have an interest in sustainable aviation will find that our book fills a gap in the literature, provides important insights from experts in both academia and industry, takes a transdisciplinary approach, and explores a wide range of topics in the field. Sustainability, including sustainable air transport, is a widely discussed and controversial issue, and our book responds to the discussions that are currently taking place worldwide at various levels. We will select chapter submissions from key players in that sustainability conversation to outline and explore those discussions, and propose meaningful and practical solutions to the many unresolved sustainability challenges faced by the aviation industry.

We invite critical contributions from leading academic experts, policymakers, and practitioners in related fields to provide insightful and practical analyses of the roles of various players in mitigating the environmental effects of aviation. We encourage contributions that reflect cutting edge research and the latest trends in the transition towards a sustainable aviation system.

POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR CHAPTER CONTRIBUTIONS:
1. Introduction
2. Sustainable Aviation
- Holistic Sustainable Development Thinking
- Aviation's Sustainability Role - Goals and Commitments 2020 & 2050
- Government and Industry Partnerships for Sustainability
- Common Social Policies for a Global Industry
- Economic Sustainability Concerns
3. State and Regional Action Plans
4. Emerging Environmental Issues
- Climate Resilience
- Aircraft End-of-Life
- Cabin waste recycling
5. Fuel Technologies
- Fuel Saving Solutions: Fuel Efficiency and Management Systems
- Alternative Biofuels Development (and Lessons Learned)
- Impact on Farming and Natural Ecosystems
6. Alternative Technologies
- Solar and High-altitude Flight
- Cargo Drones
- Electric Aviation Movement
7. Eco-design Programs
8. Carbon Neutral Growth
- Emissions Trading Systems
- Carbon Offset and Mitigation Approaches
- Market Based Measures
- Airport Carbon Accreditation
- Performance-based Navigation Using Satellite-based Technology
- Maximizing Airspace Efficiency through Collaboration
9. Case Studies
- Case Studies from Experts Regarding Airports, Airlines, Air Navigation Service Providers
- Manufacturers and Component Suppliers
10. Moving Forward
- Reflection on Current Challenges and Trends in Aviation Industry
- Recommendations Moving Forward

GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS: This book will consist of contributions from experts from both the academic and practitioner communities at the interface of economics and sustainability and is thus intended for readers in different fields and industries. The intention is for this book to be used as an academic textbook for students and scholars in business, social sciences, and environmental studies. In addition, it aims to inform regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders by serving as a best practice manual.

Submissions should be written in a non-technical writing style to allow for widespread application. Additionally, the call encourages contributions that are transdisciplinary. As such, chapters that incorporate new concepts, tools, and/or theories - potentially including those from other disciplines or fields - are welcome. We will be reviewing submissions with an open mind to new approaches, especially those that push the boundaries in addressing critical problems moving forward.

Submitted chapters should be original and exclusively prepared for the present book. No part of the article should be published elsewhere. Chapters must not exceed 7000 words (including all references, appendices, biographies, etc.), must use 1.5 line spacing and 12 pt. Times New Roman font, and must use the APA 6th edition reference style.

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 1000 words, together with a CV, to Northrop Sprung-Much (Editor) at north.sprung@gmail.com by November January 30th, 2018.

Authors will be notified about the status of their proposals and will be sent complete chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by June 2018.

There are no submission or acceptance fees for submitted manuscripts.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Abstract and CV submission deadline - January 30th, 2018
Selection of abstracts and notification to successful contributors - February 15th, 2018
Full chapter submission - June 30th, 2018
Revised chapter submission - August 30th, 2018

THE EDITORS:
Thomas Walker holds an MBA and PhD degree in Finance from Washington State University. Prior to his academic career, he worked for several years in the European consulting and industrial sector at such firms as Mercedes Benz, Utility Consultants International, Lahmeyer International, Telenet, and KPMG Peat Marwick. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and five book chapters, and has been an active reviewer for well over 40 articles. In addition, his work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review and in Germany's Harvard Business Manager. In February 2015, Dr. Walker was appointed as Interim Director of the David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise. Among other things, he has served as Laurentian Bank Professor in Integrated Risk Management (2010-2015), chair of the finance department (2011-2014), on the steering committee of the Montreal chapter of the Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA), and as member of Concordia's senate finance committee.

Nadia Bhuiyan received her B.Eng. in Industrial Engineering at Concordia University, and her M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. both at McGill University in Mechanical Engineering. She was an Assistant Professor at Queen's School of Business and a lecturer at McGill University in Management Science. She became the Associate Director of CIADI in 2003. Dr. Bhuiyan has a number of industrial collaborations with aerospace companies such as Pratt & Whitney Canada, Bombardier Aerospace, Bell Helicopter, and CMC Electronics, and is involved in several CRIAQ (Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec) projects, most recently in Lean Engineering. She works closely with the aerospace industry in Montreal to research and develop tools and techniques in lean and to study their application across the enterprise Andreas Oehler received his PhD from the University of Mannheim and a degree in Habilitation from the University of Hagen. He holds the Chair of Finance at Bamberg University since 1994. He has published widely, in particular in the area of credit risk management, banking, behavioral and empirical finance as well as investor protection. Since 2012 he is director of the Research Center "Household Finance & Financial Literacy". He is member of various expert committees such as Chairman of the Board, Stiftung Warentest, Germany's leading product-testing institute; Member of the German Council of Consumer Policy Experts.

Northrop Sprung-Much is a research staff member at the David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, and a PhD candidate in finance at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. He holds an MBA (focus in finance) from Concordia University. His research interests center around risk management, carbon trading, and environmental economics.

The David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise (DOCSE) develops sustainable practices through academic research, programs, and outreach within the community.

http://www.concordia.ca/DOCSE

Posted: 7 Dec 2017