Global Airport Cities
Airports, like many major transportation interchanges, have long attracted commercial
development. This attraction has grown as air passenger and cargo traffic has increased and as
cities have continued to expand outward towards, and sometimes around, airports.
Airport Cities
Even in today's rocky economic times, airports and their immediate environs are becoming 21st-century commercial
anchors, taking on many features of destination retail and urban centers.
Governing the aerotropolis
Aviation-linked commercial development, once confined largely to airport property and its immediate environs, is
rapidly spreading outward. In the process, a new airport-anchored urban economic region is forming — the
aerotropolis. The aerotropolis encompasses the airport city and the air commerce driven areas surrounding it.
Achieving good airport-neighbor relations
At the heart of every aerotropolis is a successful airport. Busy commercial airports are increasingly recognised as producers of local and regional benefit. They have become ever more important economic engines as business travel and air cargo expands, benefitting aviation-dependent firms not only in the immediate airport area but often those considerable distances away.
Aerotropolis is key to global competition
John D Kasarda has researched this development around the world, he has seen how airports are evolving from transportation and supply chain-focused areas into mixed-use commercial centers
Airport Cities & the Aerotropolis: New Planning Models
Airports have traditionally been viewed as places where aircraft operate and passengers and cargo transit. This traditional understanding is
giving way to a broader, more encompassing model which recognizes the fact that along with their core aeronautical infrastructure and
services, virtually all major airports have incorporated a wide variety of non-aeronautical facilities and services.
Rise of the Aerotropolis
As competition shrinks the globe, the world is building giant airport-cities. They
look monstrous to American eyes — and that could be a problem.
Taking Off: Aerotropolis moves from concept to cash with infusion from city government
Aviators attain flight and control the movements of their
aircraft by precisely balancing the forces of lift, thrust, drag
and gravity. The people piloting the aerotropolis initiative –
the promotion of Memphis’ economy focused on the airport,
other transportation assets and the connectivity among them
— are negotiating their own set of physics in hopes of
becoming airborne.
Green Aerotropolis
A path-breaking endeavor to construct the world's first green aerotropolis is rapidly progressing in Northwest Florida. The St. Joe Company, Florida's largest landholder, is partnering with the Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District (Airport Authority), environmental groups, and public and private-sector organizations to develop 75,000 acres of land centered around a new international airport. The 4,000-acre airport, scheduled to open in mid 2010, and its surrounding 71,000 acres have been designed to serve simultaneously as a catalyst for economic development, a model for 21st-century sustainability, and cornerstone for one of Florida's largest and most comprehensive environmental preservation efforts.
Shopping In the Airport City and Aerotropolis
Airports in the 21st century are experiencing a new and distinct evolutionary stage—the "airport city." What
started out in the early 1990s—a handful of European and U.S. air gateways substantially notching up their
duty-free and traditional terminal retail and eateries—has become a world-wide phenomenon of airport
commercial expansion and diversification. In the process, gateway airports have assumed roles few before
anticipated.
The New Model
The new model recognizes the fact that in addition to their core aeronautical infrastructure and
services, major airports have developed significant nonaeronautical commercial facilities, services and revenue
streams. At the same time they are extending their formal reach and impact well beyond airport boundaries. The Rise of the Aerotropolis
Airports are no longer simply places where airplanes land and passengers and cargo
transit. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport ia a case in point. About 58,000 people are daily
employed on the airport grounds. Its passenger terminal—containing an expansive
mix of shopping, dining, and entertainment arcades—doubles as a suburban mall that is
accessible both to air travelers and the general public. Amsterdam residents regularly
shop and relax in the airport's public section, especially on Sundays and at night when
most city stores are closed. Air Routes as Economic Development Levers
Air routes operate as a physical Internet connecting supply chains, business people, and tourists
quickly and efficiently across far-flung locations. The upshot is that route development, business
development, and regional economic development go hand-in-hand around the globe.
India's Aerotropolis Ambitions
India is forecasted to have double-digit annual growth in air passengers and cargo for years to come. The
Ministry of Civil Aviation therefore plans to have up to 500 commercial airports in use by 2020. Many will
be in smaller cities where airport operators envision incorporating aerotropolis principles, which will be challenging.
Golden Land or Urbanized Swamp: Nakhon Suvarnabhumi concept deserves serious consideration
It has taken nearly half a century to transform a place once called Nong Ngu Hao (Cobra Swamp) into a leading international airport named Suvarnabhumi, or Golden Land. Now, Thailand has a one-time chance to coordinate development around its new airport to create a truly "Golden Land" that can boost the nation's well-being for the next half century. At stake is no less than Thailand's potential for higher economic standing and more sustainable development around the airport.
The 2004 Global Infrastructure Report
Corporate logistics requirements have airport cities morphing into "aerotropoli"; seaports are deepening
channels for tomorrow's superfreighters; and bridge, tunnel and road projects will fix bottlenecks in
the movement of people and freight. From Airport City to Aerotropolis
An increasingly fast-paced, economically-networked world is changing the rules of industrial competition
and business location. Planning the Aerotropolis
Airport planners are not just planning airports. The economic impact of airports means that they
often help to form and shape cities. Henry Canaday talks to John Kasarda, director
of the Kenan Institute at the University of North Carolina. Logistics & the Rise of the Aerotropolis
More than a decade ago, futurist Alvin Toffler predicted that by the beginning of the 21st
century one indisputable law would determine competitive success: survival of the fastest. Charting the Future
Memphis boasts the assets to become a top-class aerotropolis — and the
leader in worldwide logistics management.
Aerotropoli: Airport Cities
Last month the New York Times nominated the "aerotropolis" as one of the "Ideas of 2006."
It seems that everyone is talking aerotropoli or aerotropolises: it is an idea whose time
has come.
Aerotropolis - the large airport of the Future
Airport Cities are economic shining towers, job engines, points of attraction for industrial
settlements, an ideal situation for real estate networks and business connections and
at the same time present a positive image for municipalities and regions, improving scientific
structures without stopping national subsidies.
Size Doesn't Matter
Dr John Kasarda explains how a smaller Brazilian airport aims to revive its fortunes by transforming
itself into an airport city.
Blueprint for The Future
Dr John Kasarda reports on Hyderabad's plans to create one of the world's great airport cities at
its new $390 million gateway.
Speaking Volumes
Led by a convergence of aviation, globalization, digitisation and time-based competition, the worlds of air
commerce and supply chain management are rapidly merging.
Awaiting...the aerotropolis
For very long our airports have been deliberately planned outside city limits. One can’t say they have been
neglected, but surely they were never top priority. But going by some important facts, it’s compelling to
take a re-look. Consider this: 40 per cent of the value of world trade now goes by air (and
this is just under 2 per cent of the total trade, by weight).
The Impact of the Air Cargo Industry on the Global Economy
The global air cargo industry represents almost 100 billion revenue ton-miles of
transportation, an estimated $52 billion in direct revenue in 2005 and substantially more
revenues in related trucking and logistics services. In this paper, we combine data from
many sources with new analysis of systematic data to characterize the nature of the air
cargo industry and examine its impact on the global economy.
Airport Cities and the Aerotropolis
Airports have historically been understood as places where aircraft operate, including the runways, control
towers, terminals, hangers and other facilities which directly serve aircraft, passengers and cargo. This
historical understanding is giving way to a broader, more encompassing concept which recognizes the fact
that in addition to their core aeronautical infrastructure and services, virtually all major airports have
increasingly developed non-aeronautical commercial facilities and services. Air Cargo, Liberalization, and Economic Development
Led by a convergence of aviation, globalization, digitization, and time-based competition, the worlds of
commerce and supply chain management are rapidly changing.
Knowledge Management Across Multi-tier Enterprises: The Promise of Intelligent Software in the Auto Industry
The automotive industry is at a critical juncture in its evolution. Vehicle manufacturers are merging horizontally into large
portfolio-oriented companies focused on assembly and marketing while reducing their in-house development and manufacturing
depth in favor of a multi-tier supplier base.
Time-Based Competition & Industrial Location in the Fast Century
What opportunities and challenges await the 21st century industry? The picture is becoming clearer by the day. Commercial
borders will effectively supplant national borders. Global sourcing will predominate as advanced telecommunications
and transportation technologies allow a wide geographic dispersion of component manufacturing sites and places of
final assembly, predicated on raw material availability, labor costs and skills, and markets.
Logistics, Strategy and Structure
The competitive environment for manufacturing firms has changed drastically in the past ten to 15 years. Customers
in geographically dispersed, emerging and established global markets now demand higher quality products at lower cost in a shorter
time. As a result, firms have been forced to reorganize their manufacturing activities and realign their global strategies.
Innovative Infrastructure for Agile Manufacturers
Increased global competition means that industry and government must work together
to ensure that manufacturers have support networks of transportation, telecommunications, services,
and knowledge centers.
Enterprise Logistics in the Information Era Today's competitive pressures require goods-producing firms
to simultaneously manage multiple cross-organizational information and
material flows in order to source, manufacture, and deliver their products
better, faster, and cheaper. This change has precipitated a radical shift
in our thinking about the architecture of production, the importance of
traditional supply chain relationships, and, most importantly, the role
of logistics. The Global Transpark Dramatic changes are occurring in the way businesses operate
around the world. Underlying those changes is the emergence of a new competitive
environment in which price and quality are necessary — but no longer
sufficient — for commercial success. Increasingly, customers from
both established and emerging markets and demanding fast and reliable
delivery of products with distinctive, personalized features. Industrial
advantage is gained by firms that respond flexibly and rapidly to their
domestic and global customers, delivering lower cost, high-quality products
quickly and effectively. Logistical Support for Manufacturing Agility in Global Markets
Achieving success in the global market has required fundamental shifts in the way business is conducted and has
dramatically affected virtually every aspect of manufacturing strategy.
Air Passenger Linkages and Employment Growth in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Despite the ubiquity of air travel and the critical role of transportation in spatial processed,
no sociological work on the consequences of aviation has been produced in nearly three decades. We analyze
the relationship between the structure of the airline network and employment growth in 104 metropolitan areas.
An Industrial/Aviation Complex for the Future
Commercial real estate development has always thrived on accessibility and taken advantage of changes in transportation technology.
Trade, Transportation, and Spatial Distribution
Trade, transportation, and the distribution of human activity in space are intrinsically interrelated concepts. Trade links territorially distinct communities, regions, and nations across space through economic exchanges. Trade is, thus, a specific type of social interaction, one involving both a spatial component (distance) and a relational component (exchange between sociospatial systems).
Spatial Processes
The centrality of spatial processes and relationships to social life manifests itself at numerous conceptual levels. At the most
mundane, all behavior occurs in space. At a higher, but still quite basic level of abstraction, spatial processes and patterns
serve as useful indicators of technological and organizational adaptations of human groups to their natural and social environments.
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Aviation - The Catalyst for Economic Development (ACED) Conference will be co-located at The 16th World Route Development Forum 2010 in Vancouver this coming September.
ACED explores the positive contribution that international gateway airport cities make to regional development and economic growth using a series of industry case studies.
The airport city is a major new business and employment generator but even more importantly acts as a catalyst for regional economic growth and prosperity. The conference will quantify the catalytic contribution of airports to this dynamic process and highlight the role of key partners including airports, airlines, economic development agencies, real-estate developers and the financial and investment communities.
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