A Systematic Review of a City in a City: An Aerotropolitan Perspective
- Publisher:
- MDPI
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Land, 2022, 11, (9), pp. 1-25
- Issue Date:
- 2022-09-07
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The purpose of this research is to demystify literature on aerotropolis using systematic
review. Literature on aerial life and aeronautical studies suggests that airports are frequently cited
outside urban centres. However, recent events surrounding the growth of aerotropolis contradicts
existing realities. In fact, the pull and push factors constitute the life cycle of aerotropolis in urban
enclaves. In generating data for this study, Dimensions, an artificial intelligence databank, was
adopted, and a hybrid method which combines both VOSviewer and Citespace software was the
preferred analytical tool for analysis. Key findings were imperative in establishing certain parameters
regarding aerial life, including but not limited to knowledge about the technologies adopted, quality
of stakeholders, in addition to existing relationships of urban space, urbanisation, and geography.
Furthermore, two recurrent themes were identified, such as the development in ICT, and smart
technologies, which corresponds with the multiple potentials that exist for developing sustainable
airports, such as eco-innovation, greenovation, and social innovation. This study contributes to the
concept of transit-bound tourism, a concept we coined to depict the role tourism can play in transit
philosophy and economics.
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