John D. Kasarda

John D. Kasarda is an American academic who developed the aerotropolis concept, known in some circles as "The Father of the Aerotropolis"

John D. “Jack” Kasarda (born 1945) is an American academic focused on global management strategy, entrepreneurship and economic development. He is currently the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School and director of the business school’s nonprofit outreach arm, the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.

Kasarda is the developer^{[1] [2]} of the “aerotropolis” concept,^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]} which defines the role of airports and aviation-driven economic development in shaping 21st-century urban growth and form.

Contents 1 Education 2 Selected Professional Appointments (as of January 2008) 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Education

Kasarda earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Economics from Cornell University in 1967, a Masters of Business Administration degree in Organizational Theory from Cornell in 1968, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971.

[edit] Selected Professional Appointments (as of January 2008)

• Board of Directors, Old Dominion Freight Line


• Director, Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


• Director, Center for International Business Education and Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


• Member, Advisory Board on the A380 Super Jumbo Airplane Entering U.S. Service, U.S. Government Accountability Office


• Board of Advisors, Society of International Logistics


• Board of Directors, Institute for Defense and Business


• Member, Advisory Board, The Odum Institute for Research in Social Science


• Member, International Economic Development Council


• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science


• Nominating Committee, Eisenhower Fellowships


• Member, The Counselors of Real Estate


• Member, Academy of International Business


• Member, Advisory Council, North Carolina Alliance for Competitive Technologies


• Member, National Association of Business Economists


• Member, American Sociological Association


• Council Member and Senior Fellow, Urban Land Institute

[edit] References

1. ^ "Logistics & the Rise of the Aerotropolis". Real Estate Issues: 43–48. Winter 2000/2001. 


2. ^ Kasarda, John D. (2000), "Aerotropolis: Airport-Driven Urban Development", written at Washington, D.C., ULI on the Future: Cities in the 21st Century, Urban Land Institute


3. ^ "Aerotropolis". World Wide Words. http://www.worldwidewords.org/turnsofphrase/tpaer2.htm. 


4. ^ "Aerotropolis". World Spy. http://www.wordspy.com/words/aerotropolis.asp. 


5. ^ Mihm, Stephen (Dec. 10, 2006). "The 6th Annual Year in Ideas; The Aerotropolis". New York Times Magazine. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C1FFB3D550C738DDDAB0994DE404482. 


6. ^ Lindsay, Greg (July/August 2006). "Rise of the Aerotropolis". Fast Company. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/107/aerotropolis.html. 


7. ^ England, Vaudine (March 16, 2006). "Free Flow: All the world’s roads may lead to aerotropoli". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/15/business/transcol16.php. 


8. ^ "Kansas City International Airport Gaining Momentum as Dominant Aviation Center in Nation’s Heartland". Kansas City Infozine. Aug. 6, 2005. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/9442/. 


9. ^ "Aerotropolis’ to Make a Major Impact on Commercial Development". EC&M. Dec. 1, 2005. http://ecmweb.com/mag/electric_aerotropolis_major_impact/index.html. 


10. ^ "Business on the Fly". Economist. Nov. 24, 2005. http://www.economist.com/business/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=5223238http://ecmweb.com/mag/electric_aerotropolis_major_impact/index.html. 


11. ^ "Assessing the State of Global Infrastructure". Real Estate Journal (Wall Street Journal). Oct. 15, 2004. http://homes.wsj.com/propertyreport/newsandtrends/20041015-siteselection.html. 


12. ^ Nasser, Haya El (Sept. 25, 2003). "New “cities” springing up around many U.S. airports". USA Today. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/411229661.html?dids=411229661:411229661&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+25%2C+2003&author=Haya+El+Nasser&pub=USA+TODAY&edition=&startpage=A.01&desc=New+%27cities%27+springing+up+around+many+U.S.+airports. 

[edit] External links

• Kenan-Flagler Business School Faculty Biography for John D. Kasarda


• Aerotropolis.com, Dr. John D. Kasarda's Web site about the development of aerotropolises

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