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Airport Urbanism: Infrastructure and Mobility in Asia
Max Hirsh
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Description for Airport Urbanism: Infrastructure and Mobility in Asia
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Thirty years ago, few residents of Asian cities had ever been on a plane, much less outside their home countries. Today, flying, and flying abroad, is commonplace. How has this leap in cross-border mobility affected the design and use of such cities? And how is it accelerating broader socioeconomic and political changes in Asian societies? In Airport Urbanism, Max Hirsh undertakes an unprecedented study of airport infrastructure in five Asian cities-Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. Through this lens he examines the exponential increase in international air traffic and its implications for the planning ... Read more
Thirty years ago, few residents of Asian cities had ever been on a plane, much less outside their home countries. Today, flying, and flying abroad, is commonplace. How has this leap in cross-border mobility affected the design and use of such cities? And how is it accelerating broader socioeconomic and political changes in Asian societies? In Airport Urbanism, Max Hirsh undertakes an unprecedented study of airport infrastructure in five Asian cities-Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. Through this lens he examines the exponential increase in international air traffic and its implications for the planning ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816696109
SKU
V9780816696109
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About Max Hirsh
Max Hirsh is a research assistant professor at the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong.
Reviews for Airport Urbanism: Infrastructure and Mobility in Asia
A fascinating examination of the many elements, and the countless ways in which societies have grown an infrastructure of air travel parallel to any intended arrangements, and well outside any comprehensive plans. -Urban Land Magazine A fascinating, well-documented story of a world in transition. -CHOICE Airport Urbanism's perceptive and extensive empirical analysis ... Read more