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Increasing global air traffic

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ECATS

Joint edition of ECATS* & ACCENT

Newcastle airport (freefoto.com)

Newcastle Airport, Source: freefoto.com

Content

No. 9

July 2006

geography

Geography

    
Research

Air traffic and climate

Emissions from aeroplanes can enter the atmosphere at  a very sensitive point. As well as the emission of carbon dioxide, many other emissions and secondary effects have to be considered. We are just on the way to understanding how much they could change our climate. [ more ]

Context 

Tourism

Much air travel is related to tourism. But what is tourism, how has it developed in recent decades and what are the foreseeable trends? [ more ]
 
 
activities 

Activities

We imagine different types of travel for diverse purposes and think over what influences people's decisions and how we can categorise them. Here you can find an exercise for group work in the classroom. [ more ]
 
Links 

Links

In the link list we point to further information about aviation and climate as well as to ideas for the classroom application of the topic tourism. [ more ]
 
 
information 

Information for teachers

Download material and recommendations for the application of the magazine in the curricular context. [ more ]

 

 

*ECATS = Environmental Compatible Air Transport System  -> Website

ECATS is a network of excellence funded in the 6th framework program of the European Commission.
 

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