Going West? Spatial polarization of the North Korean port system

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 357-368

  Ducruet, César ^a   Roussin, Stanislas ^b   Jo, Jin Cheol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b SERIC Coree Groupe Libra Conseils   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute for Human Settlement   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DPRK; Maritime traffic; North Korea; Port system; Regional development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; MARITIME TRADE; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; MODERNIZATION; PORT OPERATION; PORT TRADE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; NORTH KOREA;

EID: 68049129314     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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