Port Geography and Hinterland Development Dynamics : Insights from Major Port-Cities of the Middle East

Akhavan, Mina

ISBN 10: 3030525775 / ISBN 13: 9783030525774

Published by Springer, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Port Geography and Hinterland Development Dynamics : Insights from Major Port-Cities of the Middle East
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030525775
• ISBN 13: 9783030525774
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book illustrates and discusses the main characteristics of port-city development dynamics with a focus on the fast-growing city-states of the Middle East, which are emerging as key players in logistics and the global supply chain. Maritime ports and the cities hosting them have long fascinated scholars – geographers, economists, architects, urban planners, sociologists etc. – as they become centres of exchange where different social and urban environments meet, at the intersection between land and sea. Given that the current body of literature on the topic is biased – mainly concerning the Western world and East Asian region – with mono-disciplinary tendencies, this book outlines a theoretical basis from a wide range of literature, linking port-city studies, globalization theories and logistics, and adopts a multidisciplinary perspective. The main target audience of the book includes scholars and graduate students in urban studies, spatial planning, urban and regional economics, logistics, geography and transport geography with an interest in studying port geography and the port-city interface, port infrastructure development and port hinterland dynamics; it will also benefit policymakers and urban planners whose work involves these topics.