{"584745":{"#nid":"584745","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by Peter Hylton","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETHE SCHOOL OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUnder the provisions of the regulations for the degree\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\non Thursday, December 15, 2016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n10:00 AM to 12:00 PM\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ein the GIS Conference Room 203\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n760 Spring Street\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewill be held the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDISSERTATION\u0026nbsp;PROPOSAL\u0026nbsp;DEFENSE\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nfor\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPeter James Hylton\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;E-Retail Effects on Airports and Regional Development\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Examiners Are:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Catherine L. Ross, Chair\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Subhrajit Guhathakurta\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Alan Erera\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty and students are invited to attend this examination.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nElectronic retail (e-retail) today accounts for nearly 10% of American retail sales, and its share of sales is rapidly growing.\u0026nbsp; Both e-retail and brick-and-mortar (B\u0026amp;M) retail sales channels rely on behind-the-scenes logistics facilities to complete sales. However, e-retail\u0026rsquo;s need for fast, small, and short-notice deliveries to customers\u0026rsquo; doorsteps requires a total reconfiguration of the distribution network. In many instances e-retail focuses on airport-centric express carrier transportation networks.\u0026nbsp; E-retail logistics has the potential to change air cargo demand among airports and to provide a subset of airport regions with greater development potential and that can better accommodate increasing e-retail activity. The paradigm shift in retail logistics has implications for airport planning, regional economic development, and landside freight infrastructure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis proposal outlines a dissertation that explores the patterns and associations guiding America\u0026rsquo;s e-retail logistics geography, particularly with regard to the profile of e-retail hub regions and the mechanisms driving their status.\u0026nbsp; Theory suggests a complex relationship between e-retail and airports, with intervening variables, bidirectional influence, and a multifaceted context.\u0026nbsp; Therefore, this study undertakes three analyses that each examine a different aspect of the airport \u0026ndash; e-retail relationship.\u0026nbsp; The first analysis uses regression analyses and other analytics to examine national-scale interactions between regional airport and air connectivity characteristics, and regional activity in e-retail and brick-and-mortar (B\u0026amp;M) logistics.\u0026nbsp; The second analysis surveys managers of e-retail and B\u0026amp;M logistics facilities to examine differences in how they value and plan airports and the resulting air cargo characteristics.\u0026nbsp; The third analysis examines if and how airports are responding to e-retail by studying cargo and e-retail\u0026rsquo;s inclusion and level of development in airport master plans.\u0026nbsp; The case study airports are selected based on different levels of actual and potential e-retail cargo.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETogether these three analyses provide new information on the airport \u0026ndash; e-retail relationship.\u0026nbsp; We may be able to better identify airports and regions likely to experience e-retail cargo growth and better accommodate e-retail logistics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"E-Retail Effects on Airports and Regional Development"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2016-12-06 20:37:05","changed_gmt":"2016-12-06 20:37:05","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-12-15T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2016-12-15T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-12-15T12:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-12-15 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-12-15 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-12-15 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}