Airport Planning and Management
Authors:Seth Young, Alexander Wells
ISBN: 9780071750240 / 007175024X
©2011 | 608 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: MAR-11
Price: US$ 69.95
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The definitive, up-to-date guide to airport planning and management
Fully revised, updated, and reorganized to reflect the latest advances in the aviation industry, Airport Planning and Management, Sixth Edition offers comprehensive coverage of this challenging field. Airports, airport systems, operations management, and administration are discussed in detail. This authoritative volume addresses changes in technology, structure, and political environment, including enhanced security, environmental impact, and regulatory issues. The Sixth Edition of this landmark guide to the planning, development, and management of airports is ideal as a course text, self-study tool, and professional reference.
New to This Edition
- Updated coverage of privatization of airports
- New material on airfield infrastructure and safety and airport planning
- New focus on redesign of the air traffic systems
- New descriptions of passenger and baggage processing technologies
- Security updated throughout
- New coverage of federal regulations on airport finance and revenue strategies
- Energy efficiency and sustainability added
- New chapter on airports in the global environment, drawing more international interest
- Test prep questions with solutions available online
About the Authors
Alexander T. Wells (Deland, Florida) is a onsultant and adjunct professor in the Aviation Business Administration Department at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. The author of a number of leading aviation industry texts, he also wrote Commercial Aviation Safety, second edition, also from McGraw-Hill.
Seth B. Young (Upper Arlington, Ohio) is Professor of Aviation at Ohio State University and co-author with Horonjeff of Planning and Design of Airports, fifth edition.
Book Review
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SciTech Book News, August 2011
Intended as a textbook for undergraduate students, this new edition includes expanded focus on security measures, privatization of airports, and energy efficiency. Young (aviation, Ohio State U.) and Wells (consultant on airport management) begin with a general and historical discussion of airport systems, and then focus on operations and administrative management. Each chapter opens with an outline and objectives and closes with key terms and questions for review. The book closes with references to the application sections of the Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 150 Series Advisory circulars. A helpful glossary and expansion of abbreviations are also included. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
