Organization of Land Surrounding Airports: The Case of the Aerotropolis
研究了机场周边经济活动的空间分布，发现商业、服务和住宅用地会形成特定序列的航空城结构，并用美国数据验证了这种模式的存在和动态变化。
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. <i></i>