Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1999

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Ivy, Russell L.

Abstract

The European Union (EU) has been evolving over the past years towards a goal of becoming an integrated economic space. Transportation, particularly, air transport, is a key step in the unification process, thus the development of the Single Air Market (SAM). The goals of this research are: (1) to identify the forces influencing air transport in the EU; (2) to identify the hierarchical structure of the major airports in the EU, and; (3) to compare the air transport hierarchy within the EU with networks of other modes of transport. This research uses unique variables as surrogates to traditional transport accessibility studies. Results indicate that the spatial patterns of core regions are similar to other studies, with variations in the peripheral spatial pattern.

Extent

93 p.

Comments

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1999.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Identifier

FADT15703

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