York Aviation Airports and Economic Development Strategies By James Brass Primary House Spring Gardens Macclesfield SK10 2DX United Kingdom

Contents  Why are airports important to regional economies?  Pillars of economic development in airport hinterlands  What can the public sector do?  The Stockholm STRAIR Experience York Aviation

Why are Airports Important to Regional Economies?  Major providers of employment and regional prosperity  Facilitators of wider economic activity How do these effects work? York Aviation

Indirect & Induced Indirect & Induced Indirect & Induced Indirect & Induced Direct Why are Airports Important to Regional Economies? Passenger and Freight Activity Inbound Tourism Inward Investment International Trade Global Image York Aviation

Why are Airports Important to Regional Economies?  What is the balance of these effects?  If you are trying to capture benefit, what should you focus on? York Aviation The answer informs the basis for strategy

Why are Airports Important to Regional Economies?  Balance is shifting towards capturing connectivity benefits  A number of factors driving this change in emphasis: - greater understanding of the importance of wider benefits - globalisation - economic maturity and the growth of knowledge economies - rise of tourism as a high value sector - growth of low fares air travel York Aviation

 Driven by regional or sub-regional economic development strategy  Understands the role of airports in economies  Is inclusive and partnership focussed  One size does not fit all York Aviation Airport Economic Development Strategy Basic Principles

Airport Economic Development Strategy York Aviation Regional Economy Land Use Surface Access Labour & Skills International Trade & Inward Investment Inbound Tourism Key Sectors & Clusters Drivers of GrowthDrivers of Demand Facilitators of Growth

What Can the Public Sector Do?  Essentially about developing policies that act on these main pillars for development  Could be about major infrastructure developments such as supporting airport capacity development or improving surface access  Set aside development land for airport expansion or open up sites for businesses requiring airport access  Work with your airports and economic development partners to support route development  Market your region, working with your airports and airlines to deliver a coherent product York Aviation

The Stockholm Experience  York Aviation have been working with Stockholm STRAIR Partnership since November 2005  Seeking to build on this Framework to develop an action plan to encourage business development in the Airport hinterland  Phase 1: Knowledge Building and Analysis has just been completed York Aviation

The Stockholm Experience  Stockholm Arlanda handled around 17.1 million passengers and 145,000 tonnes of freight in 2005  It serves around 80 international destinations, including 6 intercontinental  One of three European hubs for SAS, but not the intercontinental hub  The Stockholm region is a successful international region, recognised as a world leader in innovation and a centre for knowledge based industries  One of the most successful regions in Europe in terms of the attraction of inward investment York Aviation Some Background What is the problem?

York Aviation The Stockholm Experience North Stockholm Uppsala Stockholm STRAIR Region

The Stockholm Experience The aim is therefore to support the continued growth of the wider Stockholm through the ongoing growth of Stockholm Arlanda, while at the same time seeking to capture a greater proportion of the economic benefit of the Airport in the STRAIR region York Aviation

The Stockholm Experience Building Collaboration Amongst Stakeholders Defining a Joint ‘Vision’ for the Arlanda Airport Region Selling the Arlanda ‘Airport Region’ Selling the benefits of Airport expansion Involving airport related companies in economic development Widening the responsibility for route development Inward Investment & International TradeTourism and MarketingEmployment and SkillsLogistics and Freight

The Stockholm Experience  Capitalise on the momentum created  Build consensus behind the broad strategy  Increase engagement and build the wider partnership  Define roles and responsibilities  Identify S pecific M easurable A chievable R ealistic T imebound Actions York Aviation Next Steps

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