Aerotropolis
Subtitle: the way we'll live next
By: John D. Kasarda, Greg Lindsay
Contributors: Lindsay, Greg, 1977-
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9781846141003
Subjects: Airports; Social aspects; Cities and towns; City planning; Globalization; Society; Flughafen; Stadt; Städtebau; Globalisierung
Description: Outlines a panoramic view of what the authors predict will be the next phase of globalization, describing transportation-centric urban regions designed to keep workers, suppliers, and goods networked within the global marketplace.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-443) and index.
Table of contents: title: A tale of three cities; title: Just in time; title: Up in the air; title: Welcome home to the airport; title: The aerotropolist; title: Aerotropolis or bust; title: The cool chain; title: The Big Bangs; title: The aerotropolis emirates; title: The sustainable aerotropolis?; title: Go West. Go out. Go; title: Opening day.