Seaport research: A structured literature review on methodological issues since the 1980s

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 667-685

  Woo, Su Han ^a   Pettit, Stephen J ^a   Kwak, Dong Wook ^a   Beresford, Anthony K C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis technique; Interdisciplinarity; Port research; Research method; Research paradigm; Seaport research; Structured literature review

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED ANALYTICS;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; INTERDISCIPLINARITY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RESEARCH METHODS; RESEARCH STRATEGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS METHODS;

PORTS AND HARBORS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; PORT OPERATION; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 79957655328     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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