Year". In 2010, Brazil awarded the State of Minas Gerais Grande Medalha of Inconfidência to Kasarda for his contributions to the Belo Horizonte Aerotropolis. In 2011, Time magazine named the airport-centered concept as one of the "10 Ideas that Will Change the World". In 2013, Future Cities magazine named Kasarda one of the Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide. In 2015, Kasarda received China's 1000 Foreign Talents national award for his work as Chief Adviser to the Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, an "aerotropolis" covering 415 km2. In 2016, he was awarded the Yellow River prize for his airport economic development work in Henan Province. In 2019, he was recognized by the Hebei Provincial Government for his contributions to the planning and development of the Beijing Daxing International Airport Economy Zone. References External links Kenan-Flagler Business School Faculty Biography for John D. Kasarda Aerotropolis.com Aerotropolis Business Concepts LLC Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Living people American chief executives Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management alumni University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Year of birth missing (living people)