Giving a direction to port regionalisation

Monios, Jason; Wilmsmeier, Gordon

Abstract

As theoretical approaches to port development have advanced over the years, the role of the inland terminal has attracted increasing focus, particularly under the framework of portregionalisation. This paper will explore portregionalisation in different contexts through a greater focus on the drivers and direction of a number of inland terminal development strategies.

The paper will build on previous work by combining inland terminal taxonomies and the theory of directional development with traditional port development models. Regionalisation strategies will be compared and contrasted through examples derived from field work undertaken in Europe and the USA. The results contribute towards a disaggregation of the process of portregionalisation, revealing different levels of integration and cooperation observed in different location splitting models. In this way, different strategies will be elucidated, enabling further exploration and more nuanced understanding of the institutional aspects of spatial development.

Citation

Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2012). Giving a direction to port regionalisation. Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice, 46, 1551-1561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2012.07.008

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Oct 26, 2012
• Electronic ISSN: 0965-8564
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Pages: 1551-1561
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2012.07.008
• Keywords: Inland terminal; Port development; Regionalisation; Hinterland; Location splitting
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5709
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2012.07.008