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Description for Airspaces
paperback. As mass air transport shrinks the world and requires airport complexes large enough to be regarded as self-contained cities. This book argues that airspace - that transitional area stretching from terminal to terminal, across time zones or between the check-in desk and the baggage carousel - must be regarded as a discrete destination on any map. Series: Topographics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AMG; JFC; JHBA; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
As mass air transport shrinks the world and requires airport complexes large enough to be regarded as self-contained cities, this book argues that airspace - that transitional area stretching from terminal to terminal, across time zones or between the check-in desk and the baggage carousel - must be regarded as a discrete destination on any map of our age. At the hub of this exclusive enclave, which rises from the runway to an altitude of several thousand feet and which calmly accommodates the dangers of take-off and landing procedures, lies the airport - the concrete manifestation of airspace. The airport ... Read more
As mass air transport shrinks the world and requires airport complexes large enough to be regarded as self-contained cities, this book argues that airspace - that transitional area stretching from terminal to terminal, across time zones or between the check-in desk and the baggage carousel - must be regarded as a discrete destination on any map of our age. At the hub of this exclusive enclave, which rises from the runway to an altitude of several thousand feet and which calmly accommodates the dangers of take-off and landing procedures, lies the airport - the concrete manifestation of airspace. The airport ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Topographics
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861890900
SKU
V9781861890900
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About David Pascoe
David Pascoe is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Glasgow. He is the author of Peter Greenaway: Museums and Moving Images (Reaktion, 1997) and Aircraft (Reaktion, 2003).
Reviews for Airspaces
'Powered flight is one of the wonders of the modern world and the worlds it inhabits, both literally and metaphorically, are the subject of David Pascoe's eclectic and intelligent book ... a thought-provoking analysis.' - Financial Times ' ... the scope of Mr Pascoe's rumination is impressive' - The Economist 'Personal observations fuse with meditations on ... Read more