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The Economic Geography of Air Transportation - Space, Time, and the Freedom of the Sky (Paperback)
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The Economic Geography of Air Transportation - Space, Time, and the Freedom of the Sky (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
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Like the railroad and the automobile, the airliner has changed the
very geography of the societies it serves. Fundamentally, air
transportation has helped redefine the scale of human geography by
dramatically reducing the cost of distance, both in terms of time
and money. The result is what the author terms the 'airborne
world', meaning all those places dependent upon and transformed by
relatively inexpensive air transportation. The Economic Geography
of Air Transportation answers three key questions: how did air
transportation develop in the century after the Wright Brothers,
what does it mean to live in an airborne world, and what is the
future of aviation in this century? Examples are drawn from
throughout the world. In particular, ample consideration is given
to the situation in developing countries, where air transportation
is growing rapidly and where, to a considerable degree, the future
of the airborne world will be determined. The book weaves together
the technological development of aviation, the competition among
aircraft manufacturers and their stables of airliners, the
deregulation and privatization of the airline industry, the
articulation of air passenger and air cargo services in everyday
life, and the challenges and controversies surrounding airports. It
will be of particular interest to students and researchers in air
transport history, the geography of the airline industry, air
transport technological development, competition in the commercial
aircraft industry, airport development, geography and economics. It
will also be useful to professionals working in the airline,
airport, and aircraft manufacturing industries.
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