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Barriers to Implementation Table 5
Proportion of respondents from U.S. and
The survey also sought to identify the reasons behind failed Non-U.S. airports identifying key barriers to
or slow implementation of sustainability practices at U.S. implementation of sustainability practices
and non-U.S. airports. Respondents were asked to list three Barrier To Sustainability Practices
barriers to implementation of sustainability practices at their
Understanding/
airports.
Management
Knowledge
Training/
Behavior
Funding
Culture/
Staffing
Table 5 shows the five key barriers identified by respon-
dents and gives the proportion of U.S. and non-U.S. airport Airport Size
respondents who identified these topics as impediments to U.S. Airports
sustainability practices at their airports.
Non-
100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Hub (1)
U.S. Airports
Small
50% 0% 50% 0% 0%
Hub (2)
A lack of funding was identified as the key barrier to imple-
Medium
mentation of sustainability by 10 of the 16 U.S. respondents. 75% 0% 0% 25% 0%
% Respondents
Hub (4)
A variety of other impediments received roughly equal men-
Large
tion: lack of staffing, lack of management support, lack of Hub (9)
56% 33% 11% 22% 33%
an environmental culture, and limited staff understanding
Non-U.S. Airports
of sustainability.
Continental
60% 0% 20% 20% 0%
Europe (5)
Respondents from small and medium U.S. airports espe-
cially cited lack of management support or an environmen- Asia (1) 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
tal culture in their organization, whereas respondents from United
100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
large airports were more likely to mention lack of funding, Kingdom (1)
lack of staffing, and lack of understanding/knowledge as Canada (2) 50% 50% 50% 0% 50%
barriers.
the success of implementation difficult. Less common
Non-U.S. Airports responses included:
As with their U.S. peers, respondents from non-U.S. air- · Strong political variability (continental Europe).
ports--especially those in Asia and the UK--identified · Limited time to devote or dedicate to sustainability
lack of funding as the most common barrier. Unlike any (Asia).
other non-U.S. respondents, one of the continental Europe · Lack of experienced professionals (Canada).
respondents identified that the absence of a culture and · Lack of understanding of social sustainability
behavior that supports sustainability practices makes (Canada).
