Conference air travel’s relevance and ways to reduce it

Reducing emissions from air travel has become an important goal of academic institutions and conferences are a major reason for researchers’ air travel. We conducted separate surveys with researchers at 17 academic institutions in Switzerland, Austria and Germany to examine perceptions of conference...

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Main Authors: Wenger, Ariane (Author) , Schreuer, Anna (Author) , Görlinger, Susann (Author) , Aeschbach, Nicole (Author) , Fleiß, Eva (Author) , Kreil, Agnes Sophie (Author) , Merrem, Caroline (Author) , Posch, Alfred (Author) , Stauffacher, Michael (Author) , Thaller, Annina (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: January 2025
In: Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment
Year: 2025, Volume: 138, Pages: 1-17
ISSN:1879-2340
DOI:10.1016/j.trd.2024.104488
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104488
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920924004450
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Author Notes:Ariane Wenger, Anna Schreuer, Susann Görlinger, Nicole Aeschbach, Eva Fleiß, Agnes S. Kreil, Caroline Merrem, Alfred Posch, Michael Stauffacher, Annina Thaller

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