Problem
Unrestricted travel
Other Names:
Excessively cheap and rapid passenger aircraftProliferation of passenger travel
Incidence:
250 million travellers use international scheduled services a year -- equivalent to one in every five of the world's population. In 1994 it was estimated that the income elasticity of air traffic in Western European countries is 2.4, which means that a 1 percent increase in income leads to an increase of 2.4 percent in air traffic. As a consequence, air traffic is currently growing a an annual rate of 5 percent and is expected to double every 14 years.During the last 30 years, vehicle ownership and use in OECD countries has risen dramatically -- from 2,584 billion kilometres travelled in 1970 in passenger cars to a doubling by 1991 to 5,068 billion kilometres.
In 2000, 2 million people were crossing international borders every day.
Broader Problems:
Energy-consuming leisure activities Narrower Problems:
Ghost passengersExhausting commuter travel Related Problems:
Unethical practices concerning movement of people Aggravates:
EpidemicsEcotourismTravel delaysDrug smugglingAbortion tourismPollution by aircraftTravel health hazardsPredominance of fast foodExploitation of fossil fuelsExcessive population mobilityAbuse of tourism for sexual purposesEnvironmental damage from air transportConflicts of national law in relation to international transactions Reduces:
Infrequent travel opportunitiesLimited exposure to other culturesObstructions to international personnel exchanges and cultural cooperation Reduced By:
Travel restrictionsSubject(s):
Transportation, Telecommunications → AviationTransportation, Telecommunications → Travel
Transportation, Telecommunications → Travellers
Societal Problems → Proliferation
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST