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5 Introduction Airports serve as critical economic engines for their local communities and in a broader regional context. As employment hubs, airports provide benefits to nearby residents and businesses alike.
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6 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports 1.1 Quality of Life Concept Over the past few decades, QOL reporting tools and related frameworks have been developed to serve diverse purposes across many disciplines to inform decisionmaking at local, national, and international levels. Examples include the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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Introduction 7 promoting sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, and climate action. The International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO)
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8 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports to guide their sustainability strategies and goals. Many SDG targets closely align with the QOL indicators included in this guidebook.
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Introduction 9 easily replicable, allowing the airport to perform periodic assessments and adjust planning and public outreach when possible, based on changes in QOL assessment results. 1.4 Purpose and Objective of the Guidebook Many airports routinely study their impacts on certain compo nents of QOL -- such as contributions to the local and regional economy -- or environmental impacts, such as noise exposure.
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10 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports resulting conversations are intended to assist the airport in understanding trends, anticipating community needs and concerns, and improving overall perceptions of the airport. Improved understanding supports airport managers and other leaders in making decisions that are beneficial to local QOL.
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Introduction 11 QOL progressively, depending on the airport's goals and available resources. QOL assessments will be custom for each airport and its identified assessment study area, reflecting the unique characteristics of a specific community.
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12 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports To refine the Quality of Life Assessment Methodology, the research team worked with three volunteer partner airports. The methodology was reviewed during teleconferences, webinars, and inperson workshops with the partner airports -- Dallas–Fort Worth International in Texas, Tampa International in Florida, and Portland International Jetport in Maine -- and their internal and external stakeholders.
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