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... > public health practice > communicable disease control > sanitation > public facilities > airports

... > health > public health > sanitation > public facilities > airports

Preferred term

airports

Definition

Airports are important transportation and communication nodes in the network age. As essential hubs in the global urban fabric, they show the extent to which the traffic of digital information, people, and things depends on high-speed logistical systems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Airports]

Broader concept

public facilities

Narrower concepts

landing strips

Belongs to group

concepts

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/airports

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