An assessment of sustainable airport water management: The case of Osaka�s Kansai international airport

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dc.contributor.authorGlenn Baxter
dc.contributor.authorPanarat Srisaeng
dc.contributor.authorGraham Wild
dc.contributor.correspondenceG. Wild; School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, 3000, Australia; email: graham.wild@rmit.edu.au
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-10T07:36:32Z
dc.date.available2025-03-10T07:36:32Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractAirports are an essential infrastructure to facilitate aviation. The substantial growth of aviation has led to a significant increase in water usage by airports. Airports also generate large volumes of wastewater that may include contaminants. Hence, understanding sustainable water management practices is essential in the aviation industry. In this study, an exploratory research design was utilized in the examination of the sustainable water management strategies and systems at Kansai International Airport from 2002 to 2016. The qualitative data were examined using document analysis as part of a case study. The quantitative data were analyzed using regression analysis as part of a longitudinal study. The airport has been able to reduce the total water consumption, water consumption per passenger, and water consumption per aircraft movement, even with increased traffic in recent years. The airport sources water from the municipal authorities and reclaims water for non-potable water uses. The airport conducts regular water quality tests which measure the Chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, and total phosphates. The airport�s onsite wastewater processing centre processes all wastewaters, which discharges non-reclaimed water into Osaka Bay. With a decrease in water consumption, there has similarly been a decrease in the need to treat wastewater, while the reclaimed water ratio has increased over the period of the study. � 2018 by the authors.
dc.identifier.citationInfrastructures
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/infrastructures3040054
dc.identifier.issn24123811
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85072515304
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.dusit.ac.th//handle/123456789/4930
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherMDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
dc.rights.holderScopus
dc.subjectAirport
dc.subjectCase study
dc.subjectKansai International Airport
dc.subjectRecycled water
dc.subjectWastewater
dc.subjectWater management
dc.subjectWater pollution
dc.titleAn assessment of sustainable airport water management: The case of Osaka�s Kansai international airport
dc.typeArticle
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oaire.citation.volume3
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