Dynamics of air transport networks：A review from a complex systems perspective

作     者：Luis E.C.Rocha 

作者机构：Department of Public Health Sciences Karolinska Institutet Stockholm 17177 Sweden Department of Mathematics University of Namur 5000 Belgium 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Aeronautics》 (中国航空学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第30卷第2期

页      面：469-478页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0825[工学-航空宇航科学与技术] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：supported by the Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique-FNRS 

主　　题：Air transport Airport network Complex network Dynamic network Temporal network 

摘      要：Air transport systems are highly dynamic at temporal scales from minutes to years.This dynamic behavior not only characterizes the evolution of the system but also affect the system＇s functioning.Understanding the evolutionary mechanisms is thus fundamental in order to better design optimal air transport networks that benefits companies,passengers and the environment.In this review,we briefly present and discuss the state-of-the-art on time-evolving air transport networks.We distinguish the structural analysis of sequences of network snapshots,ideal for long-term network evolution（e.***.annual evolution）,and temporal paths,preferred for short-term dynamics（e.***.hourly evolution）.We emphasize that most previous research focused on the first modeling approach（i.***.long-term） whereas only a few studies look at high-resolution temporal paths.We conclude the review highlighting that much research remains to be done,both to apply already available methods and to develop new measures for temporal paths on air transport networks.In particular,we identify that the study of delays,network resilience and optimization of resources（aircraft and crew） are critical topics.