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Author Kasarda, John D.

Title Aerotropolis : the way we'll live next / John D. Kasarda, Greg Lindsay.

Imprint New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011, 2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  307 K15a 2011    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description 466 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-443) and index.
Contents A tale of three cities -- Just in time -- Up in the air -- Welcome home to the airport -- The aerotropolist -- Aerotropolis or bust -- The cool chain -- The Big Bangs -- The aerotropolis emirates -- The sustainable aerotropolis? -- Go West. Go out. Go -- Opening day.
Summary 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.
Subject Airports -- Social aspects.
Cities and towns.
City planning.
Globalization.
Added Author Lindsay, Greg, 1977-
ISBN 9780374533519 (pbk.)
9780374100193 (alk. paper)
0374100195 (alk. paper)
0374533512 (pbk.)

 
    
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