 Managing the drone revolution: A systematic literature review into the current use of airborne drones and future strategic directions for their effective controlRico Merkert and James Bushell Journal of Air Transport Management, 2020, vol. 89, issue C Abstract: Commercial and private deployment of airborne drones is revolutionising many ecosystems. To identify critical issues and research gaps, our systematic literature review findings suggest that historic issues such as privacy, acceptance and security are increasingly replaced by operational considerations including interaction with and impacts on other airspace users. Recent incidents show that unrestricted drone use can inflict problems on other airspace users like airports and emergency services. Our review of current regulatory approaches shows a need for further policy and management response to both manage rapid and efficient drone usage growth, and facilitate innovation (e.g. intraurban package delivery), with one promising strategic response being low altitude airspace management (LAAM) systems for all drone use cases. Keywords: Future of drones; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); Low altitude airspace management (LAAM); Air traffic control; Strategy; Innovation; Systematic literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:jaitra:v:89:y:2020:i:c:s0969699720305123 DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101929 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Air Transport Management is currently edited by Anne Graham More articles in Journal of Air Transport Management from Elsevier |
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