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Experiencing urban air mobility: how passengers evaluate a simulated flight with an air taxi

open access: yesCEAS Aeronautical Journal
Abstract For the successful development and implementation of novel concepts and technology, the acceptance of potential users is crucial. Therefore, within the project HorizonUAM of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), we investigated passengers’ acceptance of air taxis.
Papenfuss, Anne   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Simulating Fleet Noise for Notional UAM Vehicles and Operations in New York [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper presents the results of systems-level simulations using Metrosim that were conducted for notional Urban Air Mobility (UAM)-style vehicles analyzed for two different scenarios for New York (NY). UAM is an aviation industry term for passenger or
Glaab, Patricia   +5 more
core   +1 more source

ESG Debt Issued by Regional Governments in Spain: Financing Sustainable Development or Usual Public Expenditure?

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable debt bond is an emerging instrument aiming at providing companies and governments with extra resources for financing social and environmental policies and attempting to make progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Regional governments in Spain have issued sustainable bonds in recent years to finance different spending ...
Alberto Turnes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

When should firms watch for cross‐industry competition? A demand‐side perspective

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Research on competitor identification has primarily focused on intra‐industry competition. However, cross‐industry competitive threats are prevalent and consequential. We adopt a consumer‐oriented perspective to examine how consumer perceptions shape de facto competition across industry boundaries.
Ying Li, Samira Reis, Olga M. Khessina
wiley   +1 more source

Pollution havens versus gates of hell: Environmental pollution and multinationals' foreign investment

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This study investigates an under‐explored cost of operating in pollution havens: the pollution‐induced operational cost, or the increased labor costs and material supply constraints resulting from host countries' environmental pollution.
Juan Bu, Aurora Genin
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Commuting Mode on Obesity Among a Working Population in Beijing, China: Adjusting for Air Pollution

open access: yesDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2020
Yue Liu,1,2,* Lixin Tao,1,2,* Jie Zhang,1,2 Jia Liu,1,2 Haibin Li,1,2 Xiangtong Liu,1,2 Yanxia Luo,1,2 Jingbo Zhang,3 Wei Wang,4 Xiuhua Guo1,2 1Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing,
Liu Y   +9 more
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Autonomous Decision Making for Air Taxi Networks

open access: yes
Future urban air mobility systems are expected to be operated by rideshare companies as fleets, which will require fully autonomous air traffic control systems and an order of magnitude increase in airspace capacity. Such a system must not only be safe, but also highly responsive to customer demand.
openaire   +2 more sources

Heave-pitch-roll analysis and testing of air cushion landing systems [PDF]

open access: yes
The analytical tools (analysis and computer simulation) needed to explain and predict the dynamic operation of air cushion landing systems (ACLS) is described.
Boghani, A. B.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Homefront: Black Servicemembers and Black Voters in the Civil Rights Era

open access: yesSouthern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of Black World War II veterans in the Civil Rights Movement has been well documented, but the effect of Black military service on Black voting patterns remains unclear. Combining detailed information on World War II enlistments and Civil Rights Commission data on voter registration by race, we estimate the role of Black veterans in ...
Thomas Koch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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