ABSTRACT
New technological and economic systems are always laid on top of existing places and infrastructure. When global flows of people and goods intensify or new technologies are implemented, from something as simple as a shipping container to something as complicated as a logistics management system, existing networks, scales, and territories absorb those flows and accommodate those technologies. The resulting combination shapes both the place and the system, disrupting some existing flows, rerouting others, and creating new types of places, spaces, and regions.
