Geographies of Air Transport

Andrew R. Goetz is a Professor in the Department of Geography & the Environment and a faculty member in the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver, USA. Lucy Budd is a Senior Lecturer in Air Transport in the School of Civil and Building Engineering at Loughborough University in the UK.

• Contents: The geographies of air transport: an introduction, Lucy Budd and Andrew R. Goetz. Part I Thematic Approaches: The historical geographies of air transport, Lucy Budd; The geopolitics of air transport, Keith G. Debbage; The economic geography of air transport, John T. Bowen, Jr; Social and cultural geographies of air transport, Peter Adey and Weiqiang Lin; Environmental externalities of air transport, Tim Ryley; The role of airports in air transport, Anne Graham and Stephen Ison; Global cities and air transport, Ben Derudder and Frank Witlox; The sustainability of air transport, Christopher Paling, Paul Hooper and Callum Thomas. Part II Regional Approaches: Geographies of air transport in North America, Sean Tierney; Geographies of European air transport, Frédéric Dobruszkes; Air transport geographies of the Asia-Pacific, Kevin O’Connor and Kurt Fuellhart; Geographies of Latin American air transport, Gustavo Lipovich; Geographies of Middle Eastern air transport, Khaula Alkaabi; Geographies of air transport in Africa: aviation’s ’last frontier’, Gordon Pirie; Conclusion, Andrew R. Goetz and Lucy Budd. Index.

’The Geographies of Air Transport provides a timely and incisive overview of the socio-economic, cultural and environmental ramifications of commercial aviation and aeromobility. An international array of contributors expertly interweave theoretical and empirical perspectives to provide a global analysis of this key industry.’ Brian Graham, University of Ulster, UK ’The Geographies of Air Transport is a significant work, with an assemblage of well-respected authors covering the comprehensive landscape of aviation geography. Commercial aviation is evolving at nearly jet speed, and this book explains and analyzes historical and contemporary developments with clarity and intelligence.’ Paul Stephen Dempsey, McGill University, Canada ’This seminal text provides a truly original and global perspective on the key developments which have occurred in air transportation in the most dynamic period of contemporary globalization and societal change. The world experts assembled not only offer new and unique insights into commercial aviation, but also present case studies from all regions of the globe, including the emerging markets. This book is a must read for all scholars of aviation and policy, and the movers and the shakers of the air transportation industry itself!’ Jonathan V. Beaverstock, University of Bristol, UK