Third party risk near airports and public safety zone policy

Abstract

Using the most appropriate models available, individual risk contours are produced for five example UK airports. Constrained cost benefit analysis using the calculated risk levels is used to identify possible changes to Public Safety Zones policy. It is concluded that there is no case for removing existing development outside the 10-4 contour, but that new development should be restricted as far out as the 10-5 contour. Four options for defusing the areas in which development restrictions should apply are proposed