Airport urbanism : infrastructure and mobility in Asia / Max Hirsh.

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Hirsh, Max, author.

Title & Author:

Airport urbanism : infrastructure and mobility in Asia / Max Hirsh.

Publication:

Minneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]

Description:

x, 201 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: what is airport urbanism? -- Parallel lines -- Transborder infrastructure -- Special zones -- Cheap tickets -- Conclusion: mobility, migration, and the future Asian city.

Summary:

"A really smart & accessible look at how everyday practices play out in the architecture of and around airports in Asia. Looks at how the recent rise of air mobility is fueled by and also fuels the current Asia economic boom. Not just looking at airports but also the informal, chaotic-seeming transportation systems that have evolved to service them"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780816696093 (hc ; alk. paper)
0816696098
9780816696109 (pb ; alk. paper)
0816696101
9781452950396 (ebook)

Subject:

City planning Asia.
Airports Asia.
Transportation Asia Planning.
Transport Asie Planification.
Airports.
City planning.
Transportation Planning.
Flughafen
Stadtplanung
Arbeitsmobilität
Grenzüberschreitung
Globalisierung
Stadtforschung
Asia.
Asien

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293517
Call No.: BIB 238565
Status: Available

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