Airport Regions Conference
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Airport Regions Conference (ARC) is an association of Europe
an cities and regions that host major international airports. It was founded in 1994.
. The ARC debates practical urban issues, bringing together a wide range of expertise at the interface of air transport and local and regional policies, aiming to strengthen the position of cities and regions against higher level forces. ARC represents more than 30 European regions and cities with about 100 million citizens.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an cities and regions that host major international airports. It was founded in 1994.
Purpose and mission
The common concern of ARC and its members is to balance the economic benefits generated by the airports against their environmental impactEnvironmental degradation
Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife...
. The ARC debates practical urban issues, bringing together a wide range of expertise at the interface of air transport and local and regional policies, aiming to strengthen the position of cities and regions against higher level forces. ARC represents more than 30 European regions and cities with about 100 million citizens.