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 High speed Internet Broadband network

                                                         Light Industrial “High Technology” Parks

                                                         Residential areas with multimodality transport


                                                         Hotel & Entertainment Park

                                                     (Kasarda J. & Lindsay, G, 2011, from Grayscale image: “John D. Kasarda
                                                     and Taoyuan Aerotropolis” page opposite p.213).







                                                      The  major  motivation  and  advantage  for  creating  one  or  more  Aero-

                                                     tropoli’s  is  to  maximise  the  efficient  trade  of  goods  utilising  air
                                                     transport, especially during the current and future period of globalisa-
                                                     tion and international competition. (Kasarda J. & Lindsay, 2011).


                                                     However, there have been a number of disadvantages associated with
                                                     the Aerotropolis city design concept and these are primarily environ-
                                                     mental factors.  Stormwater and groundwater pollution, (Petzler, E,
                                                     2012), noise and air pollution are the two most obvious environmental

                                                     problems.  A significant issue of concern is the issue of the use of fossil
                                                     fuels (hydrocarbons) and the impact on Climate Change (Charles, M, et
                                                     al, 2007) Unlike the most common city layout where the airport(s) is lo-
                                                     cated on a city’s outskirts, (and subsequently any pollution can be isolat-

                                                     ed away from the CBD and major residential populations), the Aerotrop-
                                                     olis design paradigm requires the airport to be either central, or close to
                                                     the other land uses including business parks, and residential areas.


                                                      A  key  concern  about  the  economic  and  environmental  viability  of  the
                                                     Aerotropolis model is oil cost, and whether it remain relatively inexpen-
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