THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES, CIVIL AVIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: PANEL THRESHOLD REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Abstract

The civil aviation sector is an important type of transportation that connects millions of people, stimulates tourism, and accelerates commercial change, stimulating the economy and bringing cultures together. Especially the speed and the economic power it provides carries the air transportation to the top ranks compared to other types. With the rapid growth of the airline service sector, the issue of climate change attracts more attention due to its increasing negative effects on humans and the earth. Making the national and international air transport system more efficient in order to meet the future demand, the solution is also complex, as the reduction of noise and emissions will affect many stakeholders. Achieving the stated environmental targets of air transport depends on key criteria-based success factors and global efforts. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of civil air transport on environmental quality. Whether the innovation activities aimed at reducing the climate change related to transportation change the relationship between civil air transportation and environmental quality was examined with the Panel Threshold Value Regression Model between 1979 and 2019 for selected developed European countries. The results show that when technologies that reduce climate change in transportation pass a certain threshold value, the negative impact on the environmental quality of civil air transport disappears.

Keywords

• Civil air transport
• Environmental quality
• Panel threshold value regression

ÇEVRE DOSTU TEKNOLOJİLER, SİVİL HAVACILIK VE ÇEVRE KALİTESİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİSİ: PANEL EŞİK DEĞER REGRESYON ANALİZİ

Abstract

Sivil havacılık sektörü milyonlarca insanı birbirine bağlayan, turizmi canlandıran, ticari değişimi hızlandırması sebebiyle de ekonomiyi canlandırıp kültürleri buluşturan önemli bir taşımacılık türüdür. Özellikle hız ve sağladığı ekonomik güç diğer türlere göre hava yolu taşımacılığını en üst sıralara taşımaktadır. Havayolu hizmet sektörünün hızla büyümesiyle birlikte, insan ve yeryüzü üzerindeki artan olumsuz etkileri nedeniyle iklim değişikliği konusu da daha fazla dikkat çekmektedir. Gelecekte meydana gelecek talebin karşılanması için ulusal ve uluslararası hava taşımacılığı sisteminin daha verimli hale gelmesi, gürültü ve emisyon miktarının azalması birçok paydaşı etkileyeceği için çözümü de karmaşıktır. Hava taşımacılığının belirtilen çevresel hedeflere ulaşması temel kriterlere dayalı başarı faktörleri ve küresel çabalara bağlıdır. Çalışmanın amacı sivil hava taşımacılığının çevre kalitesi üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktır. Ulaşımla ilgili iklim değişikliğini azaltmaya yönelik inovasyon faaliyetlerinin sivil hava taşımacılığı ile çevre kalitesi arasındaki ilişkiyi değiştirip değiştirmediği seçili gelişmiş Avrupa ülkeleri için 1979-2019 yılları arasında Panel Eşik Değer Regresyon Modeli ile incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, ulaşımda iklim değişikliğini azaltan teknolojilerin belirli bir eşik değeri geçmesi durumunda sivil hava taşımacılığı çevre kalitesi üzerindeki olumsuz etkisinin ortadan kalktığını göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Sivil hava taşımacılığı
• çevre kalitesi
• Panel eşik değer regresyon analizi

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