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Impacts of aging travelers on airports /

"TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 51: Impacts of Aging Travelers on Airports describes the challenges of wayfinding, fatigue, technology and equipment, and needed amenities, as well as the practices that airports are enacting to accommodate and improve the airpor...

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Main Authors: Mein, Philip (Author), Kirchhoff, Andrew J., 1976- (Author), Fangen, Patrick (Author)
Corporate Authors: Airport Cooperative Research Program (sponsoring body.), United States. Federal Aviation Administration (sponsoring body.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2014.
Series:ACRP synthesis ; 51.
Subjects:
Older people > Transportation > Research.
Airports > Customer services.
Travelers.
Airport operations.
Online Access:Report
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Summary:"TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 51: Impacts of Aging Travelers on Airports describes the challenges of wayfinding, fatigue, technology and equipment, and needed amenities, as well as the practices that airports are enacting to accommodate and improve the airport experience of aging travelers. The report is designed to help users better understand the aging demographic, and define issues and implement effective practices to accommodate aging travelers at airports." -- Publisher's description.
Item Description:At head of title: Airport Cooperative Research Program.
"A synthesis of airport practice."
Physical Description:27 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 23).
ISBN:9780309271288
0309271282
ISSN:1935-9187 ;