RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Organization of Land Surrounding Airports: The Case of the Aerotropolis
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 57
OP 81
DO 10.3368/le.92.1.57
VO 92
IS 1
A1 Ricardo Flores-Fillol
A1 Miquel-Àngel Garcia-López
A1 Rosella Nicolini
YR 2016
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/92/1/57.abstract
AB We analyze the conditions driving the organization of the territory near airports by studying the distribution of economic activities. We consider how commercial firms, service operators, and consumers compete for land. The theoretical setting identifies an aerotropolis (airport city) as a land equilibrium outcome characterized by the following spatial sequence: services area, commercial area, residential area. Using data on the distribution of establishments in the United States, we analyze the existence and determinants of aeropolitan configurations. Estimations performed with parametric methods detect some interesting dynamic patterns affecting the density and distribution of activities around selected U.S. airports. (JEL R12, R15)