Lever, W.,F. (2004) The central Scotland airport: Transport policy-making in Scotland. Scottish Geographical Journal, 120(4), pp. 327-339. (doi: 10.1080/00369220418737215)
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Abstract
The recognition that the central belt of Scotland will exhaust its existing airport capacity by 2020 has provoked serious and at times acrimonious debate, both economic and political, whether capacity should be expanded at Edinburgh Airport or at Glasgow Airport. This paper confronts the question of whether an entirely new single airport in the central belt, requiring the closure of Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports, should be built. Clearly, megaprojects on this scale, require a national decision‐making framework involving, amongst others, the Department for Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Treasury and the British Airports Authority plc. However, regional bodies such as the Scottish Executive, Scottish Enterprise Network, and local authorities are involved in confronting local issues concerning ground transport, the environment, economic development and labour market shifts.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Scotland, transport, |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Lever, Professor W |
| Authors: | Lever, W.,F. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies |
| Journal Name: | Scottish Geographical Journal |
| Publisher: | The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |
| ISSN: | 1470-2541 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1751-665X |
| Published Online: | 27 February 2008 |
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