Coast Aire Publications

The administration of public airports, 5th ed.

This is the fifth edition of a work intended to prepare students for airport management careers and to serve as a reference for professionals already engaged in the management of public airports. Gessell (Arizona State U.) and Sobotta (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U.) have updated the material to account for such changes as the increased security demands of the post-September 11th era, the spread of deregulation and privatization, and the shift from traditional forms of public administration to the onset of the "New Public Administration." Following the introduction, 16 chapters discuss "New Public Administration;" the airport; airport systems; airport development and master planning; environmental management; aviation noise; safety and certification for operations; landside, terminal, and other operational activities; airport maintenance; airport finance and economics; airport revenues and rates; public relations and social and ethical responsibilities; privatization and public entrepreneurship; fifth wave infrastructure; and airport liability. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)