Aerotropolis – the city of the future
Aerotropolis – the city of the future

Summary/Abstract: The concept of aerotropolis is completely changing the way airport space is perceived. In the past, the word “airport” was understood as a place where simply planes landed and took off. Together with the rise of the concept, the airport is not only a place to start or end a journey, but also a place to spend spare time, to organize conferences and do shopping. The extra-aviation income became a key source for airport development all over the world. The development of non-aviation activities is influencing not only airport finances, but most of all, it is transforming them into places of innovation, entertainment, relaxation and business meetings. They become not only a stage of, but a final journey destination. All this, makes airports blend into the fabric of cities, and from airports in towns, is transforming them into towns-airports. In the aerotropolis concept, the airport is in the central part of the city, and its particular zones are developing concentrically around the airport.

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