Politics of Airport Expansion in th [Hardcover]

The massive expansion of global aviation, its insatiable demand for airport capacity and its growing contribution to carbon emissions make it a critical societal problem. Alongside traditional concerns about noise and air pollution, airport politics has been connected to the problems of climate change and peak oil. Yet it is still thought to be a driver of economic growth and connectivity in an increasingly mobile world.

The politics of airport expansion in the United Kingdom provides the first in-depth analysis of the protest campaigns and policymaking practices that have marked British aviation since the construction of Heathrow Airport. Grounded in documentary analysis, interviews and policy texts, it constructs and employs poststructuralist policy analysis to chart rival groups and movements seeking to shape public policy.

This book will appeal to people interested in the history of aviation and airports in Britain, local campaigns and environmental protests, and the politics of climate change.The first in-depth analysis of the protest campaigns and policymaking practices that have marked British aviation since the construction of Heathrow AirportIs sustainable aviation an oxymoron? Griggs and Howarth have ploughed through decades of debates on runways, terminals and airports and show how discursive power is exercised in decision making. A truly informative study that helps understand the current and future debates.Professor Maarten Hajer, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and University of AmsterdamNo two scholars have made a bigger contribution to the development of a critical approach to policy analysis. Not only does their work contribute to our understanding of both public policy and political theory, it brilliantly demonstrates the way these two fields of inquiry are necessarily interconnected. For scholars and students interested in a critical analysis of contemporary policy issues, this book is essential reading.Professor Frank lSÝ