Airports: Performance, Risks, and Problems -- Contents -- Preface -- A Platform to Increase the Safety of Ground Movements in the Airside Area of Airports -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A-SMGCS Objectives -- 3. Airnet Platform Architecture -- 4. Communication Networks for the Airnet Platform -- 5. Airnet Services Implementation -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- New Frontiers for European Airport Management: Performance, Risks and Development Trends -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 2. Airport-Airline Interaction in the Liberalized EU Market -- 3. Special Focus: AdR S.p.A. Managing Roman Airports -- Conclusions -- References -- Reconciliation Ecology and the Indiana Bat at Indianapolis International Airport -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Site -- Airport Expansion -- Impacts of Airport Expansion -- Early Mitigation and Conservation Efforts: 1992-1999 -- Habitat Conservation Plan: 2002 - Present -- Specific Achievements and Results -- The Big Picture -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Support for Airport Strategic Planning: Balancing an Airport's Economic and Social Performance -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Airport Strategic Planning -- 3.What Is Needed? -- 4.User Functionality of the DSS -- 5.Conclusion -- References -- Occupational Exposure in Airport Personnel: Health Risks -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Occupational Exposure of Airport Personnel -- Health Effects of Airport Pollution -- Conclusion -- References -- Capacity Analysis of Check-In Units in Airports Using Fuzzy Logic and Artifical Neural Network Approaches -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General Information on Airports -- 3. Methods of Analysis -- 4. Capacity of Check-In Units -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Reducing Delays by Optimized Runway Assignment -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Mathematical Models.

3.Optimal Strategies in a Reduced State Space -- 4.Generalized JLL-Strategies -- 5.Simulation Results -- Untitled -- References -- Short Communications -- Does Airline Market Power Affect Airport Performance? -- Abstract -- I. Introduction -- II. Theoretical Model -- III. Empirical Study -- V. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Annex: List of Airports -- References -- Aviation Meteorological Forecasts and Warnings: An Airport Management Tool -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Air Traffic Control -- 3. Ground Operators -- 4. Airport Environment -- 5. Modern Solutions -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Challenges of Airports in Multi-Airport Regions (MARs) -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Relationship with Air Passengers -- Relationship with Airlines -- Relationship among Airports -- Conclusion -- References -- Complex Network View of Performance and Risks on Airport Networks -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Performance of Airport Network -- 3.Risks on Airport Network -- 4.Design of Future Airports -- 5.Conclusion -- References -- Index.