Ludhiana, July 31, 2013: ILFI (Infrastructure and Logistics Federation of India) National Conclave on “Sustainable Airport Infrastructure” is being held on August 22 at Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) 1, Development Enclave, Rao Tula Ram Marg, St Mary Road, New Delhi.
ILFI is a national federation of Indian business, which is focused and dedicated to stimulate synergistic acceleration of growth and generating holistic efficiency across the entire spectrum of infrastructure and logistics industries and services.
Brief about the Conclave:
A sustainable airport is a designed with consideration of environmental impact, dedicated to minimization of required inputs of energy, water and waste output of heat, air pollution - CO2, methane, and water pollution etc. This factor improves the life cycle of the airport also provide better operational efficiency and huge saving in economic terms. Many airports are expanding from a narrow concentration on operating as transportation centres to becoming economic hubs. By working together, airports and other industry sectors can contribute to and facilitate not only economic prosperity, but also create social advantage for local and regional areas in new ways. This transformation of the function and orientation of airports has been termed the aerotropolis or airport metropolis, where the airport is recognised as an economic centre with land uses that link local and global markets. The conversion of an airport into a sustainable airport metropolis requires more than just industry clustering and the existence of hard physical infrastructure. It is further creation and on-going development of social infrastructure within proximate airport surroundings and the maximisation of connectivity flows within and between infrastructure elements. The establishment of an interactive and interdependent infrastructure trilogy of hard, soft and social infrastructures provides the necessary balance to the airport metropolis to ensure sustainable development of airport. Sustainability Issues are
i. Environment i.e. Climate change, energy saving efficient airport lighting, Aircraft
noise, Air quality in the terminal building, Sustainable transport, Waste management, Surface water, Water consumption, Wastewater, Biodiversity, Sustainable construction
ii. Economic i.e. economic contribution
iii. Social i.e. Community relations; Our people; Passenger experience; Health & safety; Airfield Safety &Security
Program Outline: Topic to be covered
• Inaugural
• Airside Infrastructure
• City Side Infrastructure
• Intelligent terminal / Green Terminal
• Airport Infrastructure Development Fund
• Theme Presentation and Panel Discussion
Target Group for participation:
i. Airports Authority of India,
ii. Regulator
iii. Airlines;
iv. Ground handlers;
v. Airport developers;
vi. Tenants, concessionaires and contractors;
vii. Other businesses and companies at the airport;
viii. Passengers and visitors;
ix. Local communities;
x. Local and national government; and
xi. Sustainability and corporate responsibility opinion formers.