Christopher Paling
Senior Lecturer
My profile
Biography
External examiner roles
Cranfield University, MSc Airport Planning and Management (AY 2016/17-present)
Personal website address
Impact
Projects
System-wide carbon account and implications for Viridor Laing in Greater Manchester. Client: Viridor, part of Penone Group (2016).
Carbon strategy report. Client: Dublin Airport Authority, Ireland (2016).
Assessment of future greenhouse gas emissions at Dublin Airport. Client: Dublin Airport Authority, Ireland (2016).
EMS and the 2015 revision to ISO14001 - in-house training. Client: Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2016).
Green Airports in China report and presentations. Client: Chinese Civil Aviation Authority, China (2016).
Carbon assessment of three new runway options in South East England. Client: Jacobs (for UK Airports Commission) (2015).
Instructor for Airports Council International on their 3-day Carbon Management at Airports and 5-day Environmental Management at Airports courses (various dates each year).
Teaching
Postgraduate teaching
6F7Z3005 Sustainability and the Air Transport Industry (unit leader)
6F7Z3006 Environmental Management at Airports (unit leader)
6F7Z3010/11 MSc Project
Supervision
PhD
Carly Fletcher, Towards zero waste: Optimisation of waste flows for sustainability benefits. Supervisor (ongoing).
MSc
Marc Rensing, A sustainable ground transport solution for Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Project supervisor (2016).
Caroline Dolan, Accounting for Airport Carbon Emissions: Evaluating Scope 3 Inventories. Project supervisor (2016).
Research outputs
Carbon accounting methodologies
Sustainability of air transport
Environmental management at airports
Climate change adaptation in the aviation sector
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Kim, B.Y., Kazuni, N., Wayson, R., Christie, S., Paling, C., Bennett, M., Raper, D., Raps, V., Levy, J., Roof, C. (2015) Understanding Airport Air Quality and Public Health Studies Related to Airports.
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Chapters in books
Paling, C., Thomas, C. (2018) 'Airport sustainability and corporate social responsibility.' The Routledge Companion to Air Transport Management. pp. 297-310.
Paling, C., Hooper, P., Thomas, C. (2014) 'The Sustainability of Air Transport.' In Goetz, A.R., Budd, L. (ed.) Geographies of Air Transport. Lund Humphries Publishers, pp. 125-125.
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Journal articles
Burbidge, R., Paling, C., Dunk, R.M. (2023) 'A systematic review of adaption to climate change impacts in the aviation sector.' Transport Reviews, 44(1) pp. 8-33.
Dunk, R.M., Mork, J., Davies, J., Davidson, J., Paling, C., Hindley, J., Leigh, S., Tinker, H. (2017) 'Taking responsibility for carbon emissions - The evolution of a Carbon Literacy Living Lab.' Environmental Scientist, 26(4) pp. 88-95.
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Conference papers
Davies, J., Hooper, P.D., Paling, C., Preston, H., Thomas, C.S. (2014) 'Compensation for Aviation Carbon Emissions of Staff and International Students at Universities.' In International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference. Trondheim,