Global Airline Network in the Information Age

This books provides a fresh and innovative analysis of the evolving space-time structures of global air travel and city accessibility in the information age, focusing on the massive consumer/business market for air travel.

List of contents

1. City Connectivity and Hierarchy 2. Technology and Space-Time Compression in Historical Context 3. Technological Change and Airline Networks 4. Networks, Power and Measures of Distance 5. New Data for a 21st Century Industry 6. Defacto Distance 7. Exploring the Expanse of Time 8. Distance is Money 9. Space-Time Compression within Global Airline Networks 10. Defining Distance and Global Typologies 11. Position and Power in a Global Network 12. Emerging Technologies and Space-Time Compression 13. Future Directions

Summary

This books provides a fresh and innovative analysis of the evolving space-time structures of global air travel and city accessibility in the information age, focusing on the massive consumer/business market for air travel.

Additional text

'A most interesting book. It utilizes a vast database to analyze various inter-relationships between distance, space-time compression and airline networks to produce a global typology of world airports. A valuable addition to the literature - especially for research purposes.'Pat Hanlon (University of Birmingham, UK)

Product details

• Authors: Tony Grubesic, Tony (Oregon State University Grubesic, Tony H. Grubesic, Tony Zook Grubesic, Grubesic Tony, Matthew A. Zook, Matthew A. (University of Kentucky Zook, Zook Matthew A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 05.01.2026
• EAN: 9780415775359
• ISBN: 978-0-415-77535-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Transport industries, Economics of industrial organisation, Aerospace & Air Transport Industries, Economics of industrial organization