Aerotropolis

An aerotropolis (pl. "aerotropolises" or "aerotropoli") is a new type of urban form comprising aviation-intensive businesses and related enterprises extending up to 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) outward from major airports.

It is similar in form and function to a traditional metropolis, which contains a central city core and its commuter-linked suburbs. An aerotropolis has an airport city at its core and is surrounded by clusters of aviation-related enterprises.

Airports have evolved as drivers of business location and urban development in the 21st century in the same way as did highways in the 20th century, railroads in the 19th century and seaports in the 18th century, according to Dr. John D. Kasarda, the American academic who defined [ cite journal
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Aerotropolises are powerful engines of local economic development, attracting air-commerce-linked businesses to the land surrounding major airports, analogous to the function of central business districts in the downtown areas of major cities.

Aerotropolises typically attract industries related to time-sensitive manufacturing, e-commerce fulfillment, telecommunications and logistics; hotels, retail outlets, entertainment complexes and exhibition centers; and offices for business people who travel frequently by air or engage in global commerce. Clusters of business parks, logistics parks, industrial parks, distribution centers, information technology complexes and wholesale merchandise marts locate around the airport and along the transportation corridors radiating from them.

Some Notable Aerotropolises

Aerotropolises may be found in varying stages of development surrounding major airports worldwide, particularly in Asia, where newer airports are being built on large tracts of open land.

Among the most notable aerotropolises, existing or under development, are those that surround these airports:

* Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
* Brisbane Airport (Brisbane, Australia)
* Beijing Capital International Airport (Beijing, People's Republic of China)
* Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
* Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States)
* Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Willow Run Airport (Detroit, Michigan, United States)
* Dubai World Central International Airport (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
* Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China)
* Incheon International Airport (Seoul, South Korea)
* Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
* Los Angeles-Ontario International Airport (Ontario, California, United States)
* Memphis International Airport (Memphis, Tennessee, United States)
* Newark Liberty International Airport (Newark, New Jersey, United States)
* Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
* Singapore Changi Airport (Singapore)
* Suvarnabhumi International Airport (Bangkok, Thailand)
* Washington Dulles International Airport (Washington D.C., United States)

References

External links

* [http://www.aerotropolis.com Aerotropolis.com, Dr. John D. Kasarda's Web site about the development of aerotropolises]