Webinar

TRB Webinar: People Movers and Shakers–Quality of Life in Airport Communities

February 8, 2021

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)

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Topics

Airports make every effort to minimize negative impacts and maximize benefits to their surrounding communities. TRB hosted a webinar on Monday, February 8, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that aimed to help airport management make the most of their impact on the community. Airports conduct economic impact analyses, employment studies, and environmental studies. However, airports can gain a more complete understanding of the variables affecting their surrounding communities by measuring quality of life (QOL). Community QOL is a multi-dimensional concept that refers to a community’s perceived and actual well-being and position in life. It also reflects a broad range of indicators. Presenters discussed a tool that airports can use to assess community QOL. They described how it can help airports engage their communities, and inform airport decision-making to prioritize areas that the airport can influence and those that offer the greatest potential to improve.

The webinar featured research from ACRP Research Report 221: Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

Overview of quality of life: Katherine Preston, HMMH
QOL assessment methodology, indicators, and how to use it: Katherine Preston, HMMH
Benefits of conducting a QOL assessment: Julie Blue, Eastern Research Group
Case example from airport perspective: Akiya Simms, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Question and answer session: Moderated by James Crites, James Crites LLC

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

Describe and measure QOL
Discuss the benefits for an airport of measuring QOL

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) provided 1 Continuing Education Units (CEU) to accredited airport executives who attended this webinar. Claim CEUs by visiting www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about AAAE continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

Materials

Presentation - TRB Webinar People Movers and Shakers - Quality of Life in Airport Communities

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