27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-4.10.5

A SYSTEM DYNAMICS ANALYSIS OF FLEET TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION

J. H. Pfaender, H. Jimenez, D. N. Mavris
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Keywords: system dynamics, policy, environmental impact

An environmental impact analysis of fleet technologies and market-rule policy mechanisms is conducted to examine the evolution of key metrics of interest and the dynamic behavior of supply-demand forces. Sensitivities and tradeoffs are identified for different levels of technology-policy implementation.

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