Overview
In many countries, great attention is devoted to the development of regional airports, both to face the congestion situation at the main hubs and to help the economic development of some decentralized areas. In this context many actors can play an important role, such as airport planners, air companies (including low-cost companies) and users (passengers and/or freight), in producing important demand levels at airports thanks to their travel choices. More studies all over the world concern the analysis of airport systems in order to verify the role of each airport and the effects on the main, congested hub(s). Particularly, an efficient use of resources suggests considering the role of existing, regional airports before starting the building of new airports. In this light, this book gives an overview of the main topics concerning the different aspects of the potential development of regional airports.In particular it covers the economic aspects, the role of low-cost companies, the air demand modelling, the airport, airline and access mode choices, the relationships between hub capacity constraints and regional airports growth, together with an overview of the main tendencies, strategies and policies that have been started in EU and Asia. Examples of different airports throughout the world are presented as test cases with respect to the various aspects.
Full Product Details
Author: M.N. Postorino
Publisher: WIT Press
Imprint: WIT Press
ISBN: 9781845641436
ISBN 10: 1845641434
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 30 September 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Maria Nadia POSTORINO (PhD, Transport Engineering, University of Rome) has been an associate professor in the Transport Sector of the Department of Informatics, Mathematics, Electronics and Transport at the University of Reggio Calabria, Italy since 2002. She has worked on many research projects financed by national and local public bodies and companies, dating back to 1991, and has participated on various committees for organizing many scientific meetings. She is a member of the EURO Working Group on Urban Traffic and Transportation (since 1991), S.I.D.T. (Italian Society of Transport Instructors) (since 1993), and AET (Association for European Transport) since 1999). She has published more than 70 papers in journals and books of national and international interest. Her current research activity is mainly focused on: Air transport system models, particularly the analysis of airport nodes and their main problems; Transport demand evaluation and SP techniques; Performances and impacts on transportation system; and Public transport system analysis and simulation.
