Architectural geographies of the airport balcony: Mobility, sensation and the theatre of flight

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-47

  Adey, Peter ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Architecture; Identity; Mobility; Sensation; Transportation; Visuality

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORT; ARCHITECTURE; FLIGHT; MOBILITY; PERCEPTION;

EID: 40849085270     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2008.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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