Publications

Linked below are selected publications by Dr. John Kasarda addressing the basics of airport city and aerotropolis planning and development as well as articles on his work and that of Aerotropolis Business Concepts LLC. A more comprehensive set of publications can be found at www.aerotropolis.com.

Urban Land

Evolution of an Aerotropolis

October 27, 2016
Appears in Urban Land magazine

Dallas Fort-Worth Airport and its outlying area have evolved into a major aerotropolis over the past three decades. This article highlights its development and urban economic impact.

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Creating an Effective Aerotropolis Master Plan

September, 2016
Regional Economic Review

Aerotropolis master plans to date have consisted mainly of elaborations of proposed commercial land use and urban design renderings along with recommendations for improved airport region surface transportation infrastructure. Much less attention has been given to the strategic, economic, and real estate investment issues that determine whether proposed aerotropolis commercial development would actually occur.

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Why You Should Want To Live Right Next To An Airport

April 11, 2016
Forbes

We used to build airports far away from cities and residential areas. Now new cities and wealthy residential communities are forming around outlying airports.

Site Selection

Airport Cities: The Catalyst

April 27, 2016
Site Selection

How and why did the Atlanta Aerotropolis finally get traction? What political and planning barriers had to be overcome? Dr. John Kasarda and others are interviewed.

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Asia Looks To Airport Cities For ‘Competitive Success’

April 29, 2016
Forbes

China and other Asian nations have enthusiastically embraced the Aerotropolis model. What benefits do they see in doing so?

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China’s Dynamic Airport Economic Zone

November, 2015

A massive planned economic zone around Zhengzhou (China) International Airport is evolving geared to high-end manufacturing and modern business services. This zone is already the world's single largest platform for smartphone production. Factors contributing to its emergence and growth are described.

HuffPo

Welcome to Aerotropolis, The City of the Future

May 22, 2015
Huffington Post 

The aerotropolis as a new urban form is highlighted along with its value proposition for firms and urban regions.

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A Western Sydney Aerotropolis: Maximising the Benefits of Badgerys Creek

April 30, 2015
Sydney Business Chamber

The opportunities and challenges of developing Sydney’s second commercial airport are discussed.  Recommendations and action steps are proposed to construct an aerotropolis around it as well as make the new airport financially viable.

GoChina

Aerotropolis Grows Near City

April 15, 2015
South China Morning Post

The Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone (Zhengzhou Aerotropolis) is developing around runways to become an efficient and thriving logistics hub.

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Aerotropolitan Ambitions: China’s Frenzied Building of Airports Includes Work on City­-Sized Projects

March 16, 2015
The Economist

The world’s most ambitious aerotropolis that is being developed in Zhengzhou, China is discussed along with China’s aggressive airport construction agenda.

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Aerotropolis The Way We'll Live Next

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"Two miles of road or rail will take people and products two miles; two miles of runway will take them almost anywhere in the world."

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"Major airports are today’s urban central stations, attracting and catalyzing commercial activity, employment, and supporting real estate development around and outward from them."

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"Hub airports function as gateways of high-value products and high-value people; everything and everybody from biomeds, smartphones, and sushi-grade tuna to corporate executives, investment bankers, and foreign tourists."

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"Mushrooming global e-commerce manifests the coalescing of the net age and the jet age. Since the web will not move a box, for every smartphone order placed in London, New York, or Sao Paulo, an aircraft flies it there, typically from China."

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"For many businesses and business people, time is not just cost; it is currency, as well."

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(supply chain concentration + advanced business services) X air connectivity = urban economic power

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"China and the Middle East have embraced the aerotropolis model to create new urban power centers that are challenging the likes of Frankfurt, London, New York, and Tokyo in capturing 21st century global business."

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"Where aviation thrives, the metropolitan region thrives."

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"One objective of my aerotropolis writings and commentary is to stimulate critical thought and healthy debate resulting in more-informed actions."

John D. Kasarda