8 February 2011
‘Cleared to Land’ is a critical review of the politics of planning and the political scheming that took place during the search for London’s 3rd airport. Why was Stansted selected when it didn’t meet any of the criteria laid down for the 3rd airport? How were the costs distorted to favour Stansted in the face of public opposition to it? And who was the puppet master pulling the political strings behind the scenes? Cleared to Land offers some insights into the machinations of government and the planning process and advocates that if the saga of Terminal Five and the Third runway at Heathrow are anything to go by then nothing has really changed during the last 40 years.
Refreshments will be served from 17.30hrs and the lecture will commence at 18.00hrs.
Venue: No.4 Hamilton Place, London, United Kingdom, W1J 7BQ
Delegate fee: Free (please R.S.V.P to confirm attendance)
About the Speaker: Paul Hogan
Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Aviation, London Metropolitan University
Paul Hogan lives in Staffordshire and commutes to London where he is a senior lecturer in the Dept of Civil Aviation at London Met University. He has published a number of aviation related articles and he is the author of ‘Airport Planning in Britain’, a research paper which was critically acclaimed as the most comprehensive review of UK airport planning policy.