Behind the ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“Heathrow hassleÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ : a political and cultural economy of the privatized airport

Donald McNeill

doi:10.1068/a43124

Behind the ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“Heathrow hassleÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ : a political and cultural economy of the privatized airport

Donald McNeill

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I seek to specify the nature of the regulation and management of airport space, drawing on a case study of London Heathrow, and discuss the public and corporate discontent with the airportÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s owners and operators, BAA, over the condition of the airport. I examine the linkages between economic and organizational discourses of airport management and ownership, and the internal economy of (dis)organization that has underpinned HeathrowÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s poor image, aligning this with the highly leveraged and government-regulated financial regimes that BAA and Heathrow operate within. I argue that a detailed engagement with the political and cultural economy of the airport is required to understand the functioning of such significant strategic spaces within cities.

Original language	English
Number of pages	14
Journal	Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1068/a43124
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Heathrow Airport (London, England)
airport design
airport management
government regulation
space design
strategic spaces

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Behind the ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“Heathrow hassleÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ : a political and cultural economy of the privatized airport

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