The West African port system: global insertion and regional particularities
The changes that occur in a port system depend on how it is integrated within the global maritime network and its relationship with local and regional spaces with their specific economic, political and geographical characteristics. The aim of this paper is to observe how this combination of the gene...
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| Language: | fra |
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Pôle de Recherche pour l'Organisation et la diffusion de l'Information Géographique
2012-07-01
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| Series: | EchoGéo |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/13070 |
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| Summary: | The changes that occur in a port system depend on how it is integrated within the global maritime network and its relationship with local and regional spaces with their specific economic, political and geographical characteristics. The aim of this paper is to observe how this combination of the general changes affecting ports and specific regional transpositions is affecting the port system of West Africa. The way the system is changing is part of process of integration within the maritime network, but also a process which requires international transport operators to adapt to the characteristics of the West African space. This changing role of ports in the regional space allows us to identify a geography of operators which modifies services to areas. |
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| ISSN: | 1963-1197 |