ABSTRACT
Ports in Proximity provides an overview of key contemporary research in the field through a broad range of international case studies. The concepts of strategic management, supply chain management, port and transport economics and economic and transport geography are applied throughout the book to offer an in-depth understanding of the processes underlying spatial and functional dynamics in port systems. The opportunities for cooperation between competing adjacent ports is examined while the avenues for further joint research are identified, setting an agenda for further study.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|64 pages
Conceptualization of Ports in Proximity
part II|40 pages
The Governance of Ports in Proximity
part III|47 pages
The North American Case: Corridors and Gateways
part IV|73 pages
The European Case: Coordination in a Competitive Environment
part V|38 pages
The Asian Case: Major Changes in Port Systems' Hierarchies