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tions. In nearly all episodes, terra firma, is no longer part of the Jetsen’s

existence.

In the last three decades, the Aerotropolis has been championed by Dr

John D. Kasarda. (Kasarda J. & Lindsay, 2011)(Posada, 2013).

The practical expression or design of Aerotropolis is more complex than
the definition. Kasarda expressed a simple definition of an Aerotropolis:

[It] “Is basically an airport-integrated region, extending as far as sixty
miles from the inner clusters of hotels, offices, distribution and logistics
facilities…All kinds of activities are served by and enhanced by the air-
port. Whether it’s supply chain, whether it’s enterprise networks, whether

it’s biosciences and pharmaceuticals and time sensitive organic materials,
the airport itself is really the nucleus of a range of ‘New Economic func-
tions’ with the ultimate aim of bolstering the city’s “competitiveness, job

creation, and quality of life”. (Kasarda J. & Lindsay, 2011, p.174)

A key features of the Aerotropolis paradigm are expressed in a series of

key words and phrases. “Survival of the Fastest”; “Supply chain and value
chain”; “Frictionless”, “Survival of the Fastest” is a phrase Kasarda uses (Kasarda & Lindsay 2011)
adopted from Alvin Toffler, to describe the imperative need for all levels of
the production cycle and supply chain to have a rapid delivery so that it

can compete against other regions in the competitive global market.
(Kasarda & Lindsay 2011, 162, 174) Kasarda has considered a number of
important factors in defining the characteristic of an effective Aerotropolis,
they include:

“1. Developments should cluster together—manufacturing in one place,
corporate offices in another, homes in a third, etc.