A Systematic Review of a City in a City: An Aerotropolitan Perspective

Emeka Austin Ndaguba (), Jua Cilliers and Sumita Ghosh
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Emeka Austin Ndaguba: School of Built Environment, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (DAB), University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
Jua Cilliers: School of Built Environment, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (DAB), University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
Sumita Ghosh: School of Built Environment, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (DAB), University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-25

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: aerotropolis; urbanisation; transit-bound tourism; VOSviewer; citespace; technology; new urban extension; transportation; transitional cities; built cities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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