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Hailing from the twin-island Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis, Dennis begun his professional journey as a Food & Nutrition teacher at a rural high school in St. Kitts. He was heavily involved in youth activism and served as a Youth Parliamentarian and Youth Ambassador to the Federation. He then pursued higher education at the UWI Cave Hill Campus with a BSc in Management (Tourism & Hospitality Management). He continued his studies and completed a MSc in Air Transport Management with distinction at ÐßÐßÊÓƵ. His PhD research has been informed by his Dissertation on the Caribbean Aviation industry: Past, Present and Future.

Local Governance Research Centre (LGRC)

Air Transport Management, The Caribbean, Tourism, Small Island Developing States, Airline and Airport Operations, UN Sustainable Development Goals, The Impact of Aviation on the Environment

BSc (Hons) Management (Tourism and Hospitality Management), University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Barbados
MSc (Distinction) Air Transport Management, ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, Leicester

ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Doctoral College Scholarship

Radio Interview on the Aviation Industry in the Caribbean, WinnFM, St. Kitts (September 2020)

Title

Towards Responsible Aviation: Reconciling Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability in the Caribbean

Abstract

Aviation is at the forefront of debates surrounding climate change and the role of international connectivity and accessibility to the modern world order. Moreover, it is increasingly important to remote regions such as the Caribbean in terms of inward investment, tourism and access to employment and education. The Caribbean is vulnerable to climate change and needs to protect the natural environment to safeguard its tourism industry on account of being one of the most tourism-dependent regions on earth. Although novel, a potential solution for the Caribbean is the development of a new concept of responsible aviation, as opposed to merely sustainable aviation. This would holistically consider aviation’s benefits and costs to the region and seek to identify a balance between the seemingly irreconcilable goals of economic growth and connectivity with socio-environmental protection.

Stephen Ison and Lucy Budd