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Producing airspace : the contested geographies of Nottingham East Midlands Airport
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posted on 2013-01-16, 14:44 authored by Lucy C.S. BuddDuring the last 100 years, commercial aviation has developed into an established
mode of transportation serving millions of passengers every year, but while
researchers from other disciplines - most notably sociology, cultui-al history, and
anthropology - have begun to appreciate the multiple dimensions of flight,
geographers have written surprisingly little on the subject beyond quantitative
analyses of airline networks. While perhaps understandable given the present
geopolitical climate of passenger (in)security and commercial confidentiality, this
nevertheless means many of the industry's significant facets have yet to be adequately
charted. Considering geography's rich heritage of examining space, place, and spatial
phenomena at a variety of scales, this thesis provides a distinctive contribution to
theoretical and empirical knowledge by addressing the multiple geographies of
airspace. Set in the context of the ongoing controversy surrounding the reorganisation
offlightpaths at Nottingham East Midlands Airport (NEMA) in the United Kingdom,
it considers the inherently geographical and often contested nature of airspace
production. By detailing the complex interplay between how airspace is produced 'on
the ground' by those who oppose its use, and 'in the air' by Air Traffic Controllers
and airline pilots, it offers a new perspective for studies of geography and air transport
in an age of mass aeromobility.
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Geography and Environment
Publisher
© Lucy C.S. BuddPublication date
2007Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.443567Language
- en