02571nam 2200433 450 991041832510332120230823000658.03-030-52578-310.1007/978-3-030-52578-1(CKB)4100000011469583(MiAaPQ)EBC6357680(DE-He213)978-3-030-52578-1(EXLCZ)99410000001146958320210223d2020 uy 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPort geography and hinterland development dynamics insights from major port-cities of the Middle East /Mina Akhavan1st ed. 2020.Cham, Switzerland :Springer,[2020]©20201 online resource (XIV, 125 p. 12 illus.) PoliMI SpringerBriefs,2282-25773-030-52577-5 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.PoliMI SpringerBriefs,2282-2577Port citiesPort cities.387.1Akhavan Mina977661MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910418325103321Port geography and hinterland development dynamics2227389UNINA