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15 2.1 Background A literature review was conducted to support the development of the Prototype Rating System and the Decision Tool, and to ensure that existing pertinent work was incorporated into ACRP Project 02-28. The research team reviewed and evaluated current sustainability practice resources, sustainability development guidelines, sustainability performance metrics, and sustainability rating systems and certification programs used by airports and airport-industry organizations and by non-airport-industry organizations.
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16 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options Sustainability Performance Metrics The research team identified schemes of sustainability metrics and evaluated each metric scheme according to the following criteria: • Category. • Description.
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Review of Existing Resources, Guidelines, Metrics, and Rating and Certification Programs 17 • Practices that addressed community outreach were the least covered in the resources evaluated. • In terms of general sustainability topics, the social dimension of sustainability was the least addressed of the EONS concept of sustainability.
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18 Prototype Airport Sustainability Rating System -- Characteristics, Viability, and Implementation Options The following characteristics were observed across both airport-related and non-airportrelated rating and certification systems: • Administration of the Certification Program (who oversees the program) : – Airports: Certification tended to be undertaken internally by the airport entity itself, often by staff persons that had other primary responsibilities.
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