AIRPORTS: PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

The need for new and expanded airports arises from the strength of the nation's aviation demand and the inability of the current aviation infrastructure to meet this demand. Aviation demand, in turn, depends on air passenger travel -- pleasure/personal and business; as well as air cargo -- exports, imports, and domestic shipments. The changing demographics of the population and the shifting business conditions will drive air passenger travel and air cargo transport for years to come. The supply of airports depends on a host of complex factors, including the ability to overcome negative perceptions about airports, the ability to muster public and private support for airport development, and the ability to amass the large amount of financing needed. Chapters in this working paper include: 1. Introduction; 2. Current Issues Affecting Airport Development: Exogenous Forces Influencing the Supply and Demand for Airports; 3. The Public Sector Role in Airport Planning, Design, Management, and Operation; 4. Microeconomics of Individual Airports; 5. Airports' Impact on their Surroundings; 6. Summary and Implications.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for the Urban Land Institute's Ongoing Research Program into Special Facilities. ULI Research Working Paper Series. Pagination does not include appendices.
• Corporate Authors:

  Urban Land Institute

  625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 400
  Washington, DC  United States  20004
• Authors:
  • Schwartz, M B
• Publication Date: 1993-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 225 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cargo; Air traffic; Air travel; Airport noise; Airport operations; Airport planning; Airports; Development; Environmental impact analysis; Environmental impacts; Governments; Microeconomics; Passenger traffic; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport design
• Old TRIS Terms: Airport development; Airport management
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Environment; Freight Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00722137
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 644
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1996 12:00AM