Affiliation:
1. University of Amsterdam, Moving Matters
Abstract
This chapter explores how airports and airspace can be recognised as
development zones that serve to connect the ground and the air. Through
four “aerial snapshots” (airspace restrictions, a new air route, a binational
airline venture, and the building of the “next” international airport in
Nepal), this paper shows how aerial development takes on a specific
significance in how Nepal positions itself vis-à-vis the borders of India
and China. It argues that a volumetric approach – paying attention to the
spatial production of both land and air – is vital in order to understand
the future shape of aerial development zones in the Himalayas.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press