Airports and territorial restructuring: The case of Hong Kong

This paper provides a detailed examination of the construction of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The paper begins by reviewing recent work which has reconceptualised how airports are understood in spatial terms. It then describes the development of Hong Kong's new airport, discussing t...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2014-11, Vol.51 (14), p.2996-3010
Main Author: McNeill, Donald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Transportation
Airports
Aviation
Case studies
China
Cities
Colonies & territories
Design
Economic development
Economics
Examinations
Freight
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
Metropolitan areas
Politics
River deltas
Rivers
Territories
Urban economics
Urban studies
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Summary:This paper provides a detailed examination of the construction of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The paper begins by reviewing recent work which has reconceptualised how airports are understood in spatial terms. It then describes the development of Hong Kong's new airport, discussing the spatial format of the new airport design at HKIA, and the relationship between aviation and non-aviation uses. Next, it examines the impact of the airport on the rapidly shifting territorial politics of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta within the wider Chinese state. The paper argues that this case study must be assessed as part of a wider project of state territorial restructuring.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1177/0042098013514619