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September 10, 2025

The Airport as Urban Territory: The Spatial Effects of Singapore's Changi Airport. AnnaGasco. NUS Press, Singapore, 2024, pp. xix + 304. (ISBN 978‐981‐325‐214‐1) (hbk).

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Changi Airport significantly influences urban territory and spatial planning in Singapore, showcasing transformation.
Key evidence indicates a strong correlation between airport infrastructure and changes in urban dynamics amid increasing mobility.
Observational analysis highlights the role of airports as critical urban hubs, shaping local communities and business landscapes.
Implications underscore the need for sustainable urban planning strategies as airport demands increase; broader analyses could enhance regional studies.

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Singapore Journal of Tropical GeographyEarly View BOOK REVIEW The Airport as Urban Territory: The Spatial Effects of Singapore's Changi Airport. Anna Gasco. NUS Press, Singapore, 2024, pp. xix + 304. (ISBN 978-981-325-214-1) (hbk). Weiqiang Lin, Corresponding Author Weiqiang Lin email protected orcid.org/0000-0002-5484-0860 Department of Geography, National University of Singapore Correspondence: (email: email protected)Search for more papers by this author Weiqiang Lin, Corresponding Author Weiqiang Lin email protected orcid.org/0000-0002-5484-0860 Department of Geography, National University of Singapore Correspondence: (email: email protected)Search for more papers by this author First published: 02 September 2025 https://doi.org/10.1111/sjtg.70030Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookxLinkedInRedditWechatBluesky No abstract is available for this article. References Air Ministry (1951) Untitled note from the Air Ministry to WJ Bigg, Esq. CMG. (The Colonial Office), Air Ministry, UK, 2 May. Record held at the National Archives, Kew, serial number CO 937/187/2. Google Scholar Carse A, Kneas D (2019) Unbuilt and unfinished: the temporalities of infrastructure. Environment and Society 10 (1), 9-28. 10.3167/ares.2019.100102 Google Scholar Henderson, JC (2017). Airport roles: Pushing the boundaries at Singapore's Changi Airport. Asian Journal of Tourism Research 2 (3), 1-24. 10.12982/AJTR.2017.0015 Google Scholar Hirsh M (2016) Airport Urbanism: Infrastructure and Mobility in Asia. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 10.5749/minnesota/9780816696093.001.0001 Google Scholar Hutchinson FE, Chong T (2016) The SIJORI cross-border region: more than a triangle. In FE Hutchinson, T Chong (eds) The SIJORI Cross-Border Region: Transnational Politics, Economics, and Culture, 9-30. ISEAS Publishing, Singapore. 10.1355/9789814695596-008 Google Scholar Lin W (2018) Catering for flight: Rethinking aeromobility as logistics. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 36 (4), 683-700. 10.1177/0263775817697977 Web of Science® Google Scholar Lin W (2020) Evental infrastructure: Momentous geographies of technoscience production. Annals of the American Association of Geographers 110 (6), 1770-86. 10.1080/24694452.2020.1724766 Web of Science® Google Scholar Muhammad NF (2023) The signing of Indonesia-Singapore FIR realignment agreement 2022: prospect for new Indonesian air defense identification zone? UNES Law Review 6 (1), 2588-601. Google Scholar Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation

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